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A requirement for children to wear masks in primary schools will be considered by NPHET when it meets this morning.
A requirement for children to wear masks in primary schools will be considered by NPHET when it meets this morning.
The use of masks among people attending large or crowed events will also be looked at.
However it'll be next week before health officials consider if further restrictions are needed.
Dr Eoghan de Barra says the virus is hitting the unvaccinated hardest -- and it could be avoided.