The country's five-day-moving average of Covid-19 cases has increased by 15 percent in the past week.
The Department of Health said yesterday it’s been notified of 1,758 new cases of covid 19
The number of people in hospital with the virus has risen by 19 to 248, with 48 people in ICU.
Julian Mercille is a UCD associate professor and a member of ISAG which advocates for Zero Covid.
He says government has concentrated too much on opening venues for socialising, when it should have been focused on ensuring the safe reopening of schools.
