This week, children around the country went back to school following six months away from the classroom, after the Covid-19 pandemic led to school closures in March.
RTÉ's children's news programme, news2day, spoke to Acting Chief Medical Officer Dr Ronan Glynn to answer some of the questions children have about living with the virus now. The key thing to keep it under control, he said, is washing our hands and doing what our teachers are asking us to do at school.
He said you might notice some changes - you might be sitting in a pod, you might notice a one-way system in the corridor, your parents might have to say bye to you at the school gates. "There'll be lots of little changes, but all of those little changes are about keeping you safe, and keeping the other children and keeping your teacher safe," he said.
Dr Glynn will be back to answer more questions that children may have about Covid-19. If you have questions, email news2dayrte.ie 📨