More effort required to reopen schools safely – Scally

Dr Gabriel Scally has claimed it is 'disturbing' that more was not done to make schools safer. File picture: Sam Boal / RollingNews.ie

More effort is required to reopen schools safely by addressing ventilation issues, securing more space, and providing free masks, public health expert Dr Gabriel Scally has said.

Dr Scally was speaking at a webinar hosted by the Independent Scientific Advocacy Group (Isag), which heard that several European countries were now considering closing schools to contain the current wave of Covid-19 infections.