Schools reopening 'has not led to increase' in Covid-19 transmission, says Holohan

Since Wednesday last week, a further 30 Covid-19 related deaths have been recorded, bringing the total of fatalities from the disease to 5,209.

Chief medical officer, Dr Tony Holohan, said that health officials were reassured “that the reopening of schools has not led to an increase in transmission of Covid-19”.

Dr Holohan's comments come as news broke that automatic contact tracing of close contacts in primary schools and creches will cease in the coming days.