'No point Ireland exiting lockdown to lurch back', warns WHO's Dr Mike Ryan 

Many businesses have struggled as the Covid-19 restrictions have seen them forced to remain shut as society battles the virus. 

The World Health Organisation’s executive director of emergency programmes, Dr Mike Ryan has warned that giving dates for reopening society will not “drive anything”, getting down the number of Covid cases was what was the most important measure.

Speaking on RTÉ radio’s News at One, Dr Ryan said that the Government did not have many options while the number of cases remained at current levels. There was not much point in exiting lockdown only to lurch back, he added. There had to be trade-offs.