Decision to lockdown counties a 'proactive and proportionate response', says NPHET chair

Professor Philip Nolan said: "The measures introduced by NPHET represent a proactive and proportionate response to the current situation in these counties."Picture: Sam Boal/Rollingnews.ie

Dr Philip Nolan, chair of the National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET) modelling advisory group, says the three counties under lockdown are experiencing new infections at several multiples of the national average.

The Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) confirmed yesterday that 174 people have tested positive for Covid-19 in the latest official data.