Covid-19: Vaccination brings ray of hope but strict lockdown imminent

Prof Mary Horgan, consultant in infectious diseases, after receiving the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine at Cork University Hospital. Picture: Daragh Mc Sweeney/Provision

After the ray of hope of the first Covid-19 vaccines here yesterday, today the public is facing the prospect of a strict level 5 lockdown which could last for a number of weeks.

A previously unscheduled meeting of the Government will be held later today after cases and hospitalisations hit record highs.