CMO - There's no stopping Delta wave in Ireland
There's no stopping a Delta wave of Covid-19 in Ireland, according to the Chief Medical Officer.
The proportion of the strain in new cases is estimated to be as high as 70%.
The National Public Health Emergency Team is predicting significant transmission of the virus in the coming months, with a possible peak of hospital admissions due to the spread of the variant in September.
Member of I-SAG which advocates for Zero Covid, and Associate Professor at Trininty College is Tomas Ryan - he says Ireland compares poorly to the rest of Europe with the Delta variant surging.
"Most of continental Europe is in a comparatively stable situation - we are not.
"Our case numbers are growing, and the Delta variant is becoming dominant in the Irish population.
"For this reason, our experience of the pandemic right now is obviously very different to what is going on in Europe."
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