Minister for Health Simon Harris Image: Sam Boal/RollingNews.ie Minister for Health Simon Harris Image: Sam Boal/RollingNews.ie Updated 10 minutes ago
Harris said the postponement of the match “showed a willingness on our part to step in when we believe there is a risk to public health”. The decision to close the school was announced yesterday evening. Health officials have contacted the principal, staff, and parents or guardians of pupils. Holohan said the risk of transmission of the virus “will still be low”. He reassured people that the HSE has the measures in place in the instance that further people fall ill from the virus.
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Our Isolation protocol is madness. Why take the chance when asymptomatic spread is a possibility?
A letter from the Chief Medical Officer to parents of all school children across the country was issued today. Part of this letter states:
There should be free masks under the seats on darts, luas and buses in Dublin