Dr Ronan Glynn praises 'kindness' of Irish public six months after first Covid-19 case

Dr Ronan Glynn, Acting Chief Medical Officer pictured earlier this week alongside Professor Philip Nolan, Chair of NPHET. Picture: Colin Keegan, Collins Dublin

The acting chief medical officer has praised the efforts of frontline workers as Ireland marked six months since the first confirmed case of Covid-19.

Confirming a further 142 cases yesterday, Dr Ronan Glynn said that "few have been left untouched" by the pandemic, which has seen 1,777 people diagnosed with the virus pass away.