Doctors have reported a marked increase in the number of children with upper respiratory tract infections, and say they are worried this is masking the true number of Covid-19 cases.
A GP in Tramore, Co Waterford, said children could have between six to eight repiratory tract infections over the court of the winter.
Speaking on RTÉ's Morning Ireland, Dr Austin Byrne said parents who are being repeatedly asked to isolate children are in a very difficult situation and it becomes successively more difficult for parents to go for a PCR test and exclude their child from school or creche. "We have a real mismatch between the social need for solidarity, and the ...