Expert says 1,000 cases per day in January if restrictions eased too much over Christmas

On Saturday, 344 more people tested positive for the virus, and four more deaths among patients were confirmed. Picture: Larry Cummins

If the Government eases restrictions too much over Christmas, we could be recording over a thousand Covid-19 infections a day by the end of January.

That is the warning from a public health expert as coalition leaders prepare to meet tomorrow to discuss the plan for December.