Covid-19: Christmas travel into Ireland could lead to rise in cases, expert says

Prof Sam McConkey said he was confident that if “hard suppression” measures continued then Ireland could get out of the red zone by the first week in December, meaning more travel would be possible. Picture: Colin Keegan, Collins Dublin

Infectious diseases expert Professor Sam McConkey has warned that if travel into Ireland for Christmas was allowed there could be a subsequent rise in Covid cases.

While Prof McConkey said he was confident that Ireland could "get out of red zone in the first week in December", he did express concern that “letting everyone back in” would see a rise in cases.