HPSC: No 'blanket policy' in place to test an entire class if a Covid-19 case is confirmed

Schools do not need to inform parents that a student or teacher has been sent home due to Covid-19 symptoms, File picture: Larry Cummins

Schools do not need to inform parents that a student or teacher has been sent home due to Covid-19 symptoms, and other pupils or staff do not need to be removed from class.

Guidance from the Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) states there will be no "blanket policy" in place to test an entire class or year group should a case of Covid-19 be confirmed.