Covid-19: 'Explosion' in cases will see hospitals 'get into difficulty, Leo Varadkar says

The Tánaiste said despite the worrying rise in the numbers, it is not inevitable the hospital system will be overwhelmed. File Picture: Julien Behal

The country is seeing an “explosion” in Covid-19 cases and hospitals will “get into difficulty” if numbers continue to rise, Tánaiste Leo Varadkar has said.

Mr Varadkar said it is the “firm intention” to re-open the country’s schools on January 11 even though Dr Colm Henry of the HSE said the virus is “out of control” in the community.