Teachers union backs review of mask-wearing for primary school children

In Ireland a child aged 12 in a post-primary school must wear a mask while a child of the same age in a primary or special school does not.

The General Secretary of the Irish National Teachers' Organisation (INTO) said the union would welcome a review of mask-wearing for primary school children. 

His comments follow a suggestion by the National Public Health Emergency Team (Nphet) that the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) look at the latest evidence on the minimum age for wearing face coverings.