Health expert says clusters are very likely when schools reopen

A leading health expert says it's very likely there'll be clusters of Covid-19 in schools when they reopen.

The local lockdown will continue in Kildare until September 6th - but schools will still reopen before that.

There have been 444 cases of coronavirus in Kildare since the restrictions were imposed two weeks ago.

And Dr Eoghan De Barra, a consultant in infectious diseases, says there's a big danger the virus will spread into schools - press PLAY

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