Covid-19 'not over just because we're tired of living with it'

Dr Ronan Glynn said the phased reopening of the country has allowed people to socialise but 'some are doing this recklessly and undermining the efforts of the majority'. Picture: Julien Behal/PA Wire

The Covid-19 pandemic is not over simply because we are tired of it, the acting chief medical officer has warned.

The intervention by Dr Ronan Glynn follows an alarming upsurge in cases over the weekend and what he described as the "reckless" behaviour of some people who are "undermining the efforts of the majority".