Poorer families will struggle to afford to wash their children's school clothes everyday to fight the coronavirus, a senior GP has said.
Dr Anand Rischie has urged schools to be more lenient with their uniform policies so children from low-income families are not unfairly penalised.
The coronavirus can live on clothes for as long as 72 hours, research has shown, Birmingham Mail reported. In a bid to stop its spread parents have been asked to wash their children's clothes more frequently.
Dr Rischie, chairman of Walsall clinical commissioning group, said many people in the Midlands town would struggle to pay for trips to the laundrett.