Cork GP: 'A child who gets the odd cold should still attend school'

Parents will have to be extra vigilant this year and any child who shows Covid-19 symptoms should remain home. 

Dr Mary Favier, President of the Irish College of General Practitioners pictured this evening at a Covid -19 update press conference at the Department of Health. Picture: Colin Keegan, Collins Dublin

A child who just "constantly sniffles and sneezes" but is otherwise well and does not have any respiratory symptoms should go to school, the president of the Irish College of General Practitioners (ICGP). 

Dr Mary Favier, a Cork GP, was speaking at a meeting of the National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET) on Monday night. There has been an increase in calls to GPs from concerned parents ahead of back-to-school, Dr Favier said.