Covid awareness: The virus remains a threat to many, even after the crisis years

Covid-19 is no longer regarded as a public health emergency of international concern but the virus remains a threat regardless of the variant 

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Between September 12 and October 17, the Health Protection Surveillance Centre and the HSE reported 3,524 confirmed cases of covid-19 in Ireland, along with 95 deaths.

Not quite the disturbing figures from the dark days of 2020 and 2021, but enough to demonstrate that nearly four years on from the inception of the pandemic, the SARS-CoV-2 virus and its many variants remain a threat.