Professor Philip Nolan said that crushing the virus would help pave the way for us to battle the virus while living under less restrictions
There are reasons to be positive as Ireland enters its second lockdown weekend
The latest figures have been released by the Department of Health this evening
'Road deaths actually went up during the last lockdown, which was a major shock to those working in road safety'
Covid-19 restrictions like social distancing have meant the number of sexually transmitted infections reported to the HSE have dropped by a fifth
Taoiseach Micheal Martin and Health Minister Stephen Donnelly are both opposed to a return to lockdown, instead seeing this option as a last resort
Six areas are now reporting a higher incidence rate than Dublin
A fourth patient has now been hospitalised with the virus
Another 814 cases of coronavirus confirmed in Ireland by the Department of Health on Sunday
News of the cluster comes just a day after the Government rejected NPHET’s strong recommendation to move the country to Level 5 of Covid restrictions