Covid-19: Parents urged to impose caps on children's activities

Deputy chief medical officer Ronan Glynn questioned whether children 'need to be engaging in everything that they’re engaging in, given how high the incidence is in the country at the moment'. Picture: Gareth Chaney/Collins Photos Dublin

Parents have been urged to impose limits on children’s activities amid warnings that those aged five to 12 years are now being infected with Covid-19 at a higher rate than the rest of the population.

The National Public Health Emergency Team (Nphet) has also said that vaccinations are “not performing as well as hoped” in reducing the transmission of the virus.