UCC scientist: Ireland faces a 'rollercoaster ride' up and down Covid-19 restriction levels

UCC Professor of Biochemistry Tom Cotter says Ireland's Covid-19 positivity rate has risen steadily from 1.2% in early September to 3.9% this week. Pic Daragh Mac Sweeney/Provision

Ireland faces a "rollercoaster ride" up and down Covid-19 restriction levels for the foreseeable future, a UCC Scientist has warned.

Ireland's Covid-19 positivity rate has risen steadily from 1.2% in early September to 4.2% this week.