Covid-19: Schools and colleges to remain open during Level 5 restrictions

She said the National Public Health Emergency Team has reviewed the national experience of school reopening to date, including the epidemiological data and information gathered through case and outbreak management.

Latest public health data as of October 19th shows that a total of 10,513 students and teachers have been involved in mass testing. This has resulted in the detection of 246 additional cases. “ This rate is remaining much lower than the comparable positive detection rate in the community, which is over 7 per cent. Public health has confirmed that they are casting their net wide with mass testing in schools to assess evidence of levels of transmission and that this low rate supports other evidence that schools are safe environment for staff and students.”

“ Of particular concern is the uncertainty around the definition of close contacts and casual contacts in schools,” said TUI president“What appears to be a lack of consistency and clarity in this regard is causing severe stress and anxiety for school staff. The situation must be urgently reviewed - school staff must have trust in the system and understand the decision-making process.”

This will be changed in 2 weeks time

Open? Or online? Where is the clarification for those of use who are working in Further Education and struggling to teach following a hybrid model and with 100s of contacts everyday

Dunno what colleges are open, fairly sure only a small portion of courses

schools are not safe I'm in 6th year I know its major year but I dont wanna spread this virus to anybody vulnerable and school are just genuinly not safe social distancing cannot be kept and some students are careless

A whole smoke and mirrors cover up of how desperately fucked and inept our healthcare system really is and what the government have done since March to address it.

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