Chinese youngsters in the global virus epicentre of Wuhan filed back to class on Wednesday, wearing masks and walking in single file past thermal scanners.
The Hong Kong government plans to gradually reopen schools from the end of May as part of easing social restrictions introduced amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Britain's death toll from the coronavirus has topped 32,000, according to an updated official count released Tuesday, pushing the country past Italy to become the second-most impacted after the United States.
