HSE working to prepare for possibility of second surge of Covid-19

“We need to give people hope and confidence, not fear," said HSE CEO Paul Reid.

The HSE’s chief executive Paul Reid has said that work has already been done to prepare for the possibility of a second surge of Covid-19 in Ireland.

Speaking to Newstalk Breakfast he said, there was no doubt that there had been an impact on services to date, but they will now have to be delivered in a new way, protecting the vulnerable and relieving pressure on the hospital system.