🎥 Education Minister @peterweirmla says only close contacts of anyone who tests positive for COVID-19 should self isolate.
— Q Radio News (@qnewsdesk) September 30, 2020
“That shouldn’t mean that a whole school should close for any length of time.”
His message comes after 3 school closures in Co Down due to positive cases. pic.twitter.com/Yb8icS4YsW
He also discussed the circumstances in which it is necessary to seek a test.
🎥 “If you or your child does not have symptoms, you do not need to have a test.”
— Q Radio News (@qnewsdesk) September 30, 2020
That’s the advice from Education Minister @peterweirmla
It’s after concerns were raised that too many children and school staff are getting tests when they don’t have COVID-19 symptoms. pic.twitter.com/oMRFHUFC6Y