Nphet: New restrictions may not be enough to stop Covid-19 surge 

Dr Cillian De Gascun, director of the National Virus Reference Laboratory; Professor Philip Nolan, chair of Nphet's Irish Epidemiological Modelling Advisory Group; Dr Tony Holohan, Chief Medical Officer; and Dr Ronan Glynn, Deputy Chief Medical Officer at Wednesday's Covid -19 update press conference at the Department of Health. Picture: Colin Keegan, Collins Dublin

The current Covid-19 wave is rising as rapidly as in March and the newly announced restrictions may not be enough to halt the surge, the National Public Health Emergency Team has warned.

The chair of Nphet's epidemiological modelling group Professor Philip Nolan said the number of cases had doubled in less than a week and he warned the virus was now spreading in over-65s at a concerning rate.