Irish Examiner View: Greatest test of solidarity weeks away in Covid-19 battle

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It is unsurprising that a class was yesterday sent home from a primary school following a confirmation that a pupil had tested positive for Covid-19 in recent days. 

The school, southwest of Dublin, stated “there has been a positive Covid-19 19 case with a pupil in your class” but that coronavirus had been “contracted outside of school,” so sending the pupil's classmates home was no more than a “precautionary measure,” the school said. The school, or any school in a similar position, had no option.