Coronavirus NI - 1,500 cases of Covid-19 in NI schools confirms Education Minister - Irish government preparing to activate level five restrictions for six weeks - Local GP practice worried ‘number of patients NOT self-isolating’

Education Minister Peter Weir during a recent visit to Tullygally Primary School in Craigavon.placeholder image
Education Minister Peter Weir during a recent visit to Tullygally Primary School in Craigavon.

Education Minister, Peter Weir, says there have been 1,500 positive cases of Covid-19 in Northern Ireland schools since students and teachers returned to classrooms at the beginning of September.

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Education Minister Peter Weir during a recent visit to Tullygally Primary School in Craigavon.placeholder image
Education Minister Peter Weir during a recent visit to Tullygally Primary School in Craigavon.
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