A Public Health Experts Says New Covid Variants Will Arrive Here Unless Swift Action Is Taken

738 new cases of the virus have been recorded here and 13 more people have died

There are 551 Covid patients in hospital this morning and 132 in ICU. 

New laws proposing mandatory hotel quarantine for people arriving from high risk countires won't come into effect for another week or two.

DCU Professor Anthony Staines says the Government's response is too slow: