The 24-hour poll, launched yesterday, received a total of 68 votes.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced last week that childcare settings and schools would close to all but vulnerable children and those of key workers which include NHS staff, the Police, those working in social care and in supermarkets from Monday (23 March).
A list of those considered key workers has been published by the Government and is available here.
Once the Coronavirus Bill is given royal assent it will give local authorities the power to keep open schools and settings or close them. The emergency legislation is currently going through Parliament.
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