Child to child Covid-19 transmission in schools 'uncommon', says ECDC

A new report from the European Centre for Disease Control says schools are not "risk-free" but that child to child transmission of coronavirus is "uncommon". File Picture.

Reopening schools in a number of EU countries has not led to a significant increase in community transmission of Covid-19, new research indicates.

The evidence from contact tracing and observational data from a number of EU countries, including Denmark and the Netherlands, suggests that reopening schools has not led to a significant increase in Covid-19.