Playdates becoming ‘significant issue’ in fight against Covid, says health chief

Playdates outside of school are keeping Covid transmission rates high, Paul Reid says (Liam McBurney/PA Wire)

Children having playdates with others outside of their household has become a “significant issue”, the chief executive of the HSE has said.

Paul Reid said transmission levels within schools were not high but what was causing concern for public health officials was the increased socialising outside of the classroom.