Pupils in England will once again have to quarantine when their classmates test positive for COVID-19, as the government hits pause on its plan to instead rely on rapid daily tests. A minority of children are still attending school, exempt from current lockdown laws that otherwise mandate home learning. To try to stem the spread of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) virus, commonly known as the novel coronavirus, in schools, rapid tests have been used in two ways. Firstly, regular blanket tests—once or twice a week—have been used to identify asymptomatic infections in staff and pupils. Secondly, when a pupil has contracted the virus, their class and friends have been simply tested daily, instead of having to self-isolate. That second use of the lateral flow tests has now been paused, the government announced on Wednesday, in line with the recommendation of Public Health England (PHE). PHE said that since the scheme …