Lockdown fears as Micheál Martin says Cork city is a 'danger area'

Taoiseach Micheál Martin at Workvivo offices in Cork. Picture: Clare Keogh

The Taoiseach has said Cork City is now a “danger area” for Covid-19, given the rapid rise in cases during the last fortnight, raising fears that a lockdown may be imminent.

Infection rates have been rising in urban areas, and Micheál Martin has said public health officials are “very concerned” about the cities of Cork, Limerick, Galway, and Waterford.