'Schools only as safe as the community around them' say experts, cautioning against rapid reopening

Trinity Primary school teacher Emer Leonard teaches her 2nd class pupils online from the school in Tuam. Picture: Ray Ryan

A cautious approach must be taken to reopening schools and the virus must be contained in the community first, public health experts have said.

Schools are only as safe as the community around them, DCU professor of Health Systems Anthony Staines told a webinar hosted by the Independent Advisory Scientific Group (ISAG) on Wednesday.