Almost half of Irish households have school-age children, and there is no greater concern than keeping schools open and everyone safe. It follows, therefore, that opening schools increases the risk substantially, and that this requires additional precautions. Just one extra infection in each of Ireland’s 4,000 schools would more than double the national case count this week. Consequently, schools need a prevention plan for after Easter, and they need to prepare for autumn and winter. If there’s a shared objective that everything must to be done to keep schools open, then everything must be done.

Source: The Irish Times March 30, 2021 00:15 UTC