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guidance is pointing towards preparations whereby childcare will operate in pods.
“As far as possible, this will entail small groups of children with the same childcare practitioner in the same room with the same toys every
pubs opening sooner. Asked about plans by hundreds of Dublin bars to open on June 29 alongside restaurants, Dr Glynn said: “It was not the intention that pubs, at least in the traditional sense we understand pubs, would open at that date.
“We don’t envisage primary and secondary schools being back before September.
“We will be delighted if the evidence time they are there. We are exploring the number of children that could be cared for by an adult childcare practitioner.
“They will play together and will be encouraged to stay together in their pods and use outdoor spaces as much
emerging internationally suggests the risk is low and we can move forward.”
The deputy CMO urged people using services like Mcdonalds’ drive-thrus to remember to wash their hands before and after and he clarified businesses can have meetings that last longer than two hours.
However, if someone at as possible.” Ms Zappone, who is no longer a TD having lost her seat in the General Election, is examining ways to stop parents bringing the virus in with their kids.
She added: “One option is to devise a way for children to be received at the creche while parents remain in their cars, with practitioners collecting
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that meeting later tests positive, their colleagues in the room will be ”close contacts” and will need to isolate for two weeks.
Another 64 cases of Covid-19 were confirmed yesterday.
The death toll from the disease now stands at 1,571 with 24,315 confirmed cases. the children from the cars, if that is how they travel. For parents and children who come to the pre-school or creche on foot, we could put in place demarcated outdoor waiting areas for them.
“This could allow the childcare professional to collect the child without contact with the parent. We will need to factor in sheltered spaces for when the weather is bad and any other mitigating factor that may arise.”
Ms Zappone said it was unlikely coronavirus precautions will extend to making kids under six wear face masks in creches and preschools.
Minister for Education Joe Mchugh and Minister for Social Protection, Regina Doherty also appeared at the Dail session yesterday.
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11 more people have died of Covid-19 bringing death toll to 1,571