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13th August 2020
02:06pm BST

Kim Roberts who is Assistant Professor of Virology at Trinity College Dublin believes that hard surfaces, such as lunchboxes, are more likely to transmit Covid-19 than fabric materials like jackets and school uniforms.
Roberts went on to say that while there is little evidence that shows COVID-19 being transmitted via clothing, hard surfaces are a significant risk.
These hard surfaces include not just lunchboxes but also desks, pens, pencils and reusable drink bottles.
While this all might sound a bit frightening, don't panic.
While speaking with RTE Professor Roberts said that labelling items like lunchboxes and pencils and washing them daily will help stop the spread of infection.
She also said that while she expects there may be some outbreaks in schools she believes the transmission rates will be low.