Easter could be 'Ireland’s Cheltenham', says doctor who tells us to 'stay home, eat chocolate'

Hand sanitisers at Cheltenham last month during the coronavirus outbreak

Infectious disease expert Dr Paddy Mallon has warned that this holiday weekend could be “Ireland’s Cheltenham” in terms of the spread of Covid-19.

The expected flood of cases has not yet happened in Ireland because of the measures everyone has taken and Government actions to date, Dr Mallon told Newstalk Breakfast.