Holohan: Working from home message hasn't got through

Dr Tony Holohan says there is a 'role for employers to play' in ensuring people do not come to work while sick. File picture: Collins

Workers are still attending workplaces while symptomatic with Covid-19, the Deputy chief medical officer has said.

Dr Ronan Glynn said the behaviour was one example of why Ireland's rate of new cases remained high as the National Public Health Emergency Team (Nphet) yesterday announced four new deaths and 429 cases of the virus.