A primary school principal who had to contact families directly to alert them about a Covid-19 case has urged the HSE to move faster to help schools with outbreaks. But as numbers rise, principals say they are making calls to families ahead of the HSE's contact tracing teams. The Irish Primary Principal’s Network former president Damien White said he spent about three hours on Monday evening contacting parents after a case was identified in his school. “Parents and staff have been very proactive.”He said the "massive" number of close contacts is disruptive for children. A family should expect testing details from the HSE on the same day or day after their child is identified as a close contact.

Source: Irish Examiner September 08, 2021 05:26 UTC