Covid-19: Nphet to meet as hospitalisations continue to rise

Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan has urged people to stay at home.

The National Public Health Emergency Team (Nphet) will meet later to discuss the deteriorating Covid-19 situation in the country's hospitals.

Latest figures show that the number of hospitalisations due to the Covid and the number of people in ICUs with the virus are at their highest figure since the pandemic began.