'I think we should postpone it' - Expert calls for Govt to cancel St Patrick’s Day parades

St Patrick's Day parades in Ireland should be postponed to stop the spread of the Covid-19, a virologist and leading influenza expert is urging.

'I think we should postpone it' - Expert calls for Govt to cancel St Patrick’s Day parades

St Patrick’s Day parades in Ireland should be postponed to stop the spread of the Covid-19, a virologist and leading influenza expert is urging.

Prof John Oxford said the Government must take the virus “a bit more seriously”.

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