Covid-19: R-number estimated to be between 1-1.2

Acting chief medical officer Dr Ronan Glynn (Julien Behal/PA)

The Irish public have been warned to be “exceptionally careful” in their interactions as it emerged that the coronavirus case reproduction number is greater than one.

Professor Philip Nolan of the National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET) said the epidemic is growing very slowly, and the best estimate of the reproduction number now is somewhere between 1-1.2.