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Coronavirus: Schools and charities working to keep children fedBy Daniel Wainwright & Rob EnglandBBC News 19 March 2020 Related TopicsCoronavirus pandemic Image copyrightGetty ImagesImage captionCharities are working to provide dinners for children on free school meals while pupils are at homeSchool kitchens are being called on to provide dinners for children on free school meals after pupils are sent home due to the coronavirus crisis.Charity Feeding Britain said it was working with schools to provide meals for parents to take home.Others are planning to provide food packages to leave on the doorsteps of self-isolating families.The prime minister said the government will help parents by providing vouchers to those who receive free school meals.Schools in England will close on Friday except for looking after the children of key workers and vulnerable children. It comes after Scotland and Wales said schools would close from the same day.Almost 1.3 million children, about 15% of those i…