Dr Gabriel Scally: 'Almost inevitable' that pubs reopening will lead to increase in Covid-19 cases

Dr Gabriel Scally Picture: "I don’t think this is the right time to open the pubs." Picture: Brian Lawless/PA Wire

Public health expert Dr Gabriel Scally has said that it was “almost inevitable” that the reopening of all pubs would lead to an increase in cases of Covid-19.

Pubs are due to reopen on September 21 after six months of closure.