A Glanmire national school is set to shut for 14 days after 17 children were diagnosed with the coronavirus. “We have the highest standards and protocols in place.”The news comes as Ireland announced six additional Covid-related deaths, and a further 226 confirmed cases as the numbers across the country continued their gradual descent. Last week it emerged that confirmed cases of Covid-19 among children of school-going age increased exponentially across the month of October and into November. A total of 85% of cases in children in that cohort have been noted by the HPSC since September. At last Thursday’s weekly HSE briefing on the virus, Paul Reid, its CEO, said family settings continue to be “a major driver” of cases, “schools, not so much”.

Source: Irish Examiner November 24, 2020 22:21 UTC