Taoiseach urges young people to take Covid seriously as student describes 'deathbed' experience

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has warned young people to take the virus seriously, sharing a tweet from a UCC student. Picture: Julien Behal

Young people have been urged by the Taoiseach to listen to the personal experiences of those who have contracted Covid-19.

Micheál Martin made his comments after a Cork student tweeted that he had been rushed to hospital and temporarily paralysed after testing positive for Covid-19 two weeks ago.