Holohan: Reopening schools could have led to 'significant risk' of spreading virus

Dr Tony Holohan, chief medical officer at the Department of Health. He said the mobility associated with reopening schools represented a significant risk. File Picture.

Reopening schools on Monday could have led to "a very significant additional risk" in spreading Covid-19, Nphet told the Government this week.

In a letter sent on Tuesday, the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Dr Tony Holohan said that Nphet had considered the issue of schools at its meeting on December 30.