A report by public health experts from the Health Service Executive has found that schools are not a high risk setting for the transmission of Covid-19.
The report published in a European journal on infectious disease surveillance concludes that the reopening of schools should be considered as an early rather than a late measure in the lifting of restrictions.
The public health experts examined all known cases of the disease where those involved had been in a school environment in this country.
There were six cases - three children and three adults - including one teacher. An examination of more than 1,000 contacts of these cases in the school settings, showed there were no confirmed cases of Covid-19 in the following 14 days.