March. “Given that the EIS has been calling for a ‘firebreak’ around the Christmas break, we view this announcement as being the correct one.”First Minister Nicola Sturgeon revealed on Saturday that children would not return to classrooms as planned after stating the new and more infectious strain of Covid-19 had been identified in Greater Glasgow.Instead, children will be tasked with learning from home between January 11 and 18 when Level 4 restrictions, implemented across mainland Scotland, will be reviewed.The move was, she said, necessary because the new strain of the virus is believed to be 70 per cent more infectious than the existing variant.She said: “Since the summer, we have been determined to keep schools open.“That remains our.