Minister for Health appeals for public to stay home this weekend

The Health Minister is urging people to stay home this weekend, saying the efforts of Irish people have already saved 3,500 lives.

In the Dáil, Mr Harris said the public health modelling shows that the rate of reproduction of the virus has dropped from 2.4 per infected person when the first wave of restrictions were announced, but that it is now "stable" between 0.5 and 0.8.