Coronavirus: ‘No isolation needed’ for family members of pupils at Dublin school

Updated: Public health team to decide on Tuesday if large public events can proceed

 Minister for Health, Simon Harris criticised the spread of misinformation on social media about the case. File image: Colin Keegan, Collins Dublin

Minister for Health, Simon Harris criticised the spread of misinformation on social media about the case. File image: Colin Keegan, Collins Dublin

Siblings and parents of students in the Dublin school closed due to the coronavirus are free to continue their daily routine as normal, public health officials have said.

Family members and others in the community are not regarded as contacts of the students in the school for infection control purposes, according to chief medical officer at the Department of Health Dr Tony Holohan.

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