Masks are mandatory in shops and shopping centres from Monday.
Image via Pexels.comPublic health officials are considering whether to recommend face masks be mandatory in secondary schools.
The current advice from the National Public Health Emergency Team is that face coverings are not required in school settings. Masks are already mandatory on public transport, with the measure being extended to shops and shopping centres from Monday.
Health Minister Stephen Donnelly says NPHET are awaiting a report from the European Centre for Disease Control on the issue:
"There is emerging evidence that younger children are at far less contagious and far less susceptible than older children so NPHET is waiting to see what the ECDC says", he explained.
"They may come back and they may recommend, in secondary schools for example or over a particular age, that face masks should be worn".
