Government urged to bridge public health gaps to avoid wave of Covid-19 infections

Hotel quarantine for arriving passengers is key to controlling the spread of Covid, says Prof Anthony Staines. Picture: Sam Boal / RollingNews.ie

The country is at risk of a new wave of infections unless adequate contact tracing, hotel quarantine, and border control measures are put in place, according to Dublin City University professor Anthony Staines.

“At the moment we have high case numbers and that leaves us very exposed to everything breaking out again,” Professor Staines said, adding that a Covid-19 positivity rate of between 5-6% was also of concern.