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Two more primary schools in Dublin have contacted parents to confirm that they have had cases of Covid-19.
One of the schools is in the north of County Dublin, while the other is on the south side of the city.
It is not yet known if a staff member or student at any of the schools tested positive.
The HSE contacted parents at Northside School yesterday.
The letter, which has been seen by Dublin Live, confirms that there has been a case of coronavirus at the school and warns that a public health risk assessment has been conducted.
It reads: “A public health risk assessment has been carried out and the parents of children considered close contacts of the confirmed case have been contacted and informed accordingly.
“If your child has not been identified as a close contact at this time, your child does not need a Covid-19 test and can continue to attend school.”
The HSE also advises parents to keep any child, as well as their siblings, at home and not go to school if they develop any symptoms of the disease.
The South Side School notified parents via text message this afternoon that it has had a confirmed case of the deadly bug and the administration is awaiting further advice from the HSE.
Dublin Live has contacted both schools and the Department of Education for comments.
The schools are the third and fourth in the capital to confirm cases of the deadly virus.
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The National School of the Holy Family in Rathcoole sent a class home Tuesday as a precautionary measure due to a positive test.
On the same day, the Lucan Community National School informed parents by email that there was a confirmed case and that a public health risk assessment had been carried out on the advice of the Medical Health Officer.
Schools in Kerry and Clare have also been affected, with one Clare elementary school forced to close after staff members were identified as “close contacts” of a Covid-19 patient, while two schools in Kerry also sent students home after the cases were confirmed.
This is the first full week schools have opened since the global pandemic forced them to close in March.
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