Contact tracing ends for schools, so what now?

More so now than ever, the main defence for schools and creches from the pandemic relies on children who have even the mildest of symptoms staying at home. But how well is our system set up to support parents with this? File picture: Martin Rickett/PA Wire

Dr Illona Duffy began work this week with a crisis call from a mother working in the health service whose child was a close contact of a Covid-19 case. 

“There is no one to look after her child, she’s going to have to stay home and there’s no sick leave for her to do that," said Dr Duffy.