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"&lt;p&gt;A scientist advising the British government on the coronavirus pandemic says pubs in England may have to close to allow schools to reopen in September.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Graham Medley, a member of the government&amp;apos;s Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies, told the BBC that there may have to be a &amp;quot;trade off&amp;quot; between the opening of schools &amp;#x2014; which he says is considered a priority by most people &amp;#x2014; and activities like going to pubs.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;England&amp;apos;s hospitality sector reopened for the first time in more than three months back in July. (Associated Press)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;His comments on Saturday (local time) came after chief medical officer Chris Whitty warned the country was &amp;quot;near the limits&amp;quot; of loosening restrictions introduced to curb the spread of the coronavirus.&lt;/p&gt;"
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