If Your Child Has Symptoms of COVID19

Last updated: 02 October 2020 at 3.40pm

This advice is for babies and children up to the end of primary school, usually the age of 12 or 13.

Teenagers should follow the advice for adults about when to contact their GP about getting tested for COVID-19

Children and babies can get COVID-19 (coronavirus). But they seem to get it less often than adults and it’s usually less serious.

What to do if your child has symptoms of COVID-19 (PDF)

What to do if your child has symptoms of COVID-19 (HSE Website)