Schools will fully reopen in September despite spike in Covid-19 cases among 16 to 18 year-olds

UK Secretary of State for Education Gavin Williamson, Minister for Education Norma Foley and Summer Provision teacher Shane Briody as  the ministers visit Drimnagh Castle Primary School, Dublin, on Wednesday last, to observe the Summer Provision programme. Picture: Maxwells

The Government is determined that schools will fully reopen in September despite a spike in Covid cases among children and teens.

Deputy chief medical officer Ronan Glynn said there is now a "particularly high incidence" of Covid-19 among people between 16 and 30 and warned that this is now translating into an increase in hospitalisations and ICU admissions.