Any change to close contact rules for school children would put them at unnecessary risk of Long Covid, according to an infectious disease expert.
The HSE's CEO Paul Reid suggested yesterday that it's time to re-consider keeping kids out of school if they're close contacts, but have no symptoms.
Almost half of testing over the last week or so has been on people up to the age of 18.
However UCD Professor of Infectious Disease, Dr Jack Lambert, says Long Covid is not worth a gamble.
Water Supply Returns In Wicklow After Essential Works Carried Out
Water supply is returning to customers in County Wicklow after Uisce Éireann successfully completed essential works at Vartry Reservoir today.
Wicklow House Prices Up 2.8pc In The Past Three Months.
The price of the average second-hand three-bed semi in County Wicklow has increased to €386,000, up 2.8pc from €375,600 in the last three months, according to a national survey by Real Estate Alliance.
Wicklow Councillor Steps Down.
Fine Gael’s Aoife Flynn Kennedy has announced that she will be stepping down from her role as a Bray East councillor on Wicklow County Council.
Hidden Disability Parking Spaces Officially Rolled Out In Bray
The move following a sustained campaign led by Councillors Aoife Flynn Kennedy and Melanie Corrigan.
Burglaries In Wicklow Rise by 33%, 4th Highest Increase Across The Country
New data reveals that the number of burglaries in the Wicklow Gardaí division has surged by 33% in the past 12 months, compared to the same period the year prior with 301 burglaries occurring.
Sunny intervals
High: 14°C | Low: 6°C
Sunny intervals
High: 13°C | Low: 6°C
Sunny intervals
High: 14°C | Low: 5°C
Sunny intervals
High: 12°C | Low: 5°C
Sunny intervals
High: 14°C | Low: 5°C
