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23rd September 2021
10:02am BST

He added: “Families in Ireland are going to hear this Friday and Saturday that their child is going to have to restrict their movements for 10 days, and then on Monday a child in the exact same situation is going to be told that they can go to school.”
However, many parents have praised the new measures after tens of thousands of children missed out on up to 12 days of school because they were close contacts.
The HSE confirmed the new measures on Wednesday night. You can check out the full update below:
Children (under 12) who are close contacts of a Covid case won't have to isolate if they're asymptomatic.
They also won't need to be tested.
However, they will have to isolate and be tested if they're contacted by their local public health team.
Children in the under 12 age group will need to restrict movements and get tested if they're living in the same household as a positive Covid case.
The HSE has stressed that children with Covid symptoms should still isolate and stay out of schools until their symptoms are clear for 48 hours.
You can read more about the HSE's Covid guidelines for children here.Explore more on these topics: