Covid-19: Holohan flags concerns for Dublin and over-65s

Dr Tony Holohan, at the press briefing in the Department of Health tonight, where it was reported that there were two further deaths and 767 new cases with 44 people in ICU, which represents a reduction of three. Picture: Sasko Lazarov / RollingNews.ie

We are seeing progress but we need to see it sustained, the chief medical officer (CMO) said tonight as he flagged concerns about the rate of Covid-19 in Dublin and in the over-65s.

Public health teams dealing specifically with schools have also been beefed up, a new seven-day-a-week helpline for school principals has been launched, and a new red-flag system to help identify and fast-track students' swabs from certain schools through the lab testing process has been introduced in a bid to ease concerns in the education sector following the reopening of schools after the mid-term break.