Harris: Covid-19 reproduction rate is 0.5

The Minister for Health told the Dáil on Thursday that the rate is "now considered stable" and the number of admissions to hospital and intensive care units have halved in the last week.
Harris: Covid-19 reproduction rate is 0.5
Thu, 07 May, 2020 - 18:08
Aoife Moore

Ireland's Covid-19 virus reproduction rate is 0.5, according to Simon Harris.

The Minister for Health told the Dáil on Thursday that the rate is "now considered stable" and the number of admissions to hospital and intensive care units have halved in the last week.

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