Residents of five counties warned by CMO to 'take extra care'

Dr Ronan Glynn, acting chief medical officer at a Covid-19 press conference at the Department of Health tonight. Picture: Colin Keegan, Collins Dublin

Public health experts have expressed concern about “significant and substantial” numbers of Covid-19 cases in several counties amid fears last night of an outbreak in a north Dublin town.

Following the lifting of lockdown restrictions in Kildare, the acting chief medical officer Dr Ronan Glynn paid tribute to residents of the county for helping to stabilise the figures, but said the situation in Dublin, Limerick, Carlow, Wexford, and Tipperary is now being watched closely.