Health chiefs are urging families and teenagers not to attend parties and social events to protect Leaving Cert students from contracting Covid-19 ahead of the .
LMFM By Marc O Driscoll Exam candidates are warned not to attend gatherings or parties in the coming weeks.
The HSE is urging people in Louth and Meath to protect Leaving Certificate students in the run up to next month s examinations.
The Department of Public Health North East says the majority of Covid-19 cases in schools in the region have been linked to infections outside the school environment.
It says a number of gatherings and birthday parties are being organised in the two counties, which are becoming super spreader events for the virus.
People are being asked to limit their social contacts and avoid gatherings to protect students from exposure to Covid-19 ahead of the exams which begin on June 9th.
Indian Covid-19 variant: Key questions answered as cases found in the North East
Amanda Healy, chair of the Association of Directors of Public Health North East, has answered key questions about the Indian variant
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A top North East health boss believes the Indian variant currently makes up less than 2% of the region s Covid cases.
Indian variant: Live updates as Boris Johnson announces second doses of vaccines to be accelerated
The Prime Minister is holding a Covid-19 press conference from Downing Street to update the nation after four UK deaths linked to the new variant
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Prime Minister Boris Johnson holds a Covid-19 press conference after it was announced four people have died in the UK with the Indian variant of Covid-19.
According to data published by Public Health England (PHE) the four deaths, which are the first known deaths in the UK from the variant, took place between May, 5 and May, 12.