Covid-19: Expert suggests delaying Christmas until late January to help crush virus

People wearing face masks on Henry Street

An expert in biochemistry has suggested that Ireland should delay Christmas celebrations until the end of January in order to crush the Covid-19 virus. 

Dr Tómas Ryan, Associate Professor in the School of Biochemistry and Immunology at Trinity College, has warned that the country could find itself back at 1,000 cases a day by January if Level 5 restrictions were lifted as planned on December 1.