Ireland in 'precarious' position in Covid-19 fight, Nphet letter reveals

Dr Tony Holohan, Chief Medical Officer. Picture: Colin Keegan, Collins Dublin

Ireland is in a "precarious" position in the fight against Covid-19 which is why the hospitality sector should not open in December, the Chief Medical Officer told the Government earlier this week.

In the National Public Health Emergency Team (Nphet)'s stark letter to the Government on the latest coronavirus outlook, Dr Tony Holohan made stark warnings about the impacts that opening up the economy, which the government tonight announced it would do, could have.