Leaving Cert parties and children’s birthday celebrations are driving the spread of Covid into schools. There have even been ‘back to school’ parties as students marked the return to the classroom after weeks or months of remote learning earlier this year. “We have had birthday parties, return-to-school parties, Leaving Cert parties. But Dr Kelleher said the basic rules, such as social distancing, hand-washing and face covering as appropriate, continued to apply. Dr Kelleher said it was also very important that children and teens stay within their normal bubbles, such as class or family bubbles.

Source: Irish Independent May 01, 2021 01:39 UTC