School uniforms a 'very low risk' of spreading Covid, virologist says

Prof Roberts acknowledged that she could see the logic of schools requesting that uniforms be washed every day

Virologist Professor Kim Roberts has said that the evidence to date is that there is not a risk of transmission of Covid-19 on fabric and that school uniforms would be of low risk for spreading the virus.

While the virus can survive on some fabrics, it is for only a short amount of time, she told RTÉ radio’s Today with Sarah McInerney.