Image: Shutterstock/Halfpoint Image: Shutterstock/Halfpoint THE GRADUAL REOPENING of schools can proceed as planned, the Department of Education has confirmed.
A spokesperson for the Department of Education said the Department of Health and the HSE “have reaffirmed that the gradual phased reopening of schools can proceed as planned”. The department’s spokesperson said public health officials have “reviewed the measures put in place to ensure safe operation of schools” and are “satisfied that these infection prevention and control measures, if rigorously adhered to, will keep the school community safe during this period”.
“There are no early signs of an increase in disease in younger people or an increase in transmission amongst adults, or more widely in the population, as a consequence of schools reopening in the last week,” Nolan said.