'No talk' of closing schools but Covid-19 'through the roof' among children

The Irish National Teachers Organisation (INTO) said that 19,637 cases had been identified among children in the last four weeks, with the union calling for the reinstatement of testing and tracing in schools. File picture

There has been "no talk of closing schools" at Government level, despite Taoiseach Micheál Martin telling the Dáil that cases of Covid-19 among children have gone "through the roof" in November.

The rate of Covid-19 in children aged 5-12 has risen 240% in November alone, with nearly 20,000 cases seen in the last four weeks.