Ireland should 'crush' Covid-19 curve not just 'flatten it' says UL Professor

As an island Ireland has the opportunity to “stamp down” the coronavirus to “a really low level”, Professor Glynn said.

"What are we aiming for? We need to be talking about crushing, not flattening the curve,” Professor Glynn said

Liam Glynn, Professor of General Practice at UL and a GP in Ballyvaughan in Clare, has said Ireland should be aiming to “crush” the Covid curve rather than just “flatten” it.

“We have come a huge, long way towards flattening the curve. Recent figures do seem to be dropping, but the question now is where are we going? What are we aiming for? We need to be talking about crushing, not flattening the curve,” he told Newstalk Breakfast.