Covid-19: Lockdown needed to protect health service, say medics

Medical experts say the proposed increased lockdown measures are needed in order to protect the health service this winter. File Picture.

Implementing a countrywide lockdown is necessary to protect the vulnerable health system.

Dr Mary Favier, a member of the National Public Health Emergency Team (Nphet) and former president of the Irish College of General Practitioners (ICGP), said medics nationwide are afraid of what the winter season will look like.