Children identified as close contacts in Special Educational Needs settings and respite care will still be referred for testing.
As children return to class today, there'll be no contact tracing of close contacts in primary schools or creches.
Kids aged 12 or under who are close contacts and are asymptomatic won't have to restrict their movements.
HSE optimistic despite confusion over close contact rules in schools https://t.co/yNOe4mX4VK
— breakingnews.ie (@breakingnewsie) September 27, 2021
However children identified as close contacts in Special Educational Needs settings and respite care will still be referred for testing.
Tomás Ryan is Associate Professor of Neuroscience at the School of Biochemistry and Immunology at Trinity College Dublin.
He is also a member of the Independent Scientific Advisory Group, and joined Clem Ryan on Monday's edition of Kildare Today.
The close contact rules continue to apply to special schools or special classes in mainstream schools. Autistic students in these settings are no more medically vulnerable than other pupils. We are seeking an urgent meeting with the Department to discuss https://t.co/RSmySzrMta
— AsIAm (@AsIAmIreland) September 23, 2021
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