Expert calls for public health 'hit squads' to respond to local Covid-19 clusters

Dr Gabriel Scally has called for public health ‘hit squads’ to be mobilised to respond to any local clusters of Covid-19 that may occur. File picture: RollingNews.ie

Public health expert Dr Gabriel Scally has called for public health ‘hit squads’ to be mobilised to respond to any local clusters of Covid-19 that may occur.

The country’s Covid-19 strategy should be about dealing with the virus, not “reopening things” he told Newstalk’s Pat Kenny Show.