Teachers' union calls for return of testing and tracing in schools as Covid cases rise

The Irish National Teachers Organisation (INTO) said it remains concerned that there has been a dramatic increase in the number of children under the age of 12 testing positive for Covid since the beginning of October. File photo

It is time to recommence testing, tracing, and risk assessments in primary schools, according to the primary school teachers' union. 

The Irish National Teachers Organisation (INTO) said it remains concerned that there has been a dramatic increase in the number of children under the age of 12 testing positive for Covid since the beginning of October. The automatic contact tracing of asymptomatic children stopped at the end of September.