Dr Tony Holohan told Health Minister Stephen Donnelly (pictured outside Dublin Castle) last week there is still a risk of a further spike in cases. Photo: Gareth Chaney/CollinsThe number of detected cases of the more infectious variant of coronavirusis first identified in India is expected to exceed 150 today – a jump of over 50 since last week. However, the Covid-19 situation here appears stable for now, with 337 new cases of virus reported yesterday. He said that “no assurance can be given that the Covid-19 disease profile will remain similar to that experienced over recent weeks”. Seventy-nine per cent of new cases were in the under-45 age group and just 3pc were aged 65 years and older.

Source: Irish Independent June 02, 2021 01:33 UTC