Jess Casey: While schools may not be 'hotbeds of infection', they won't be risk-free

The creche in Meath, which is linked to five cases of Covid-19, despite taking precautions, incuding spending €10,000 on PPE, before opening.  

While the evidence to date seems to indicate that schools may not quite be the ‘hotbeds of infection’ we first thought when Covid-19 reared its head, they won’t be completely risk-free environments.

Just this week, we have seen a creche in Meath closed, despite taking every conceivable precaution, following Government guidelines and investing in €10,000 worth of PPE. Inevitably, there will also be outbreaks linked to schools; the acting chief medical officer agrees as much.