Covid-19 infection rates among healthcare workers down 68% in two weeks

Deputy Chief Medical Officer Dr Ronan Glynn said that while vaccinations will, over the next few months, become Ireland’s biggest weapon against the virus, for now the restrictions are the best protection. Picture: Tom Honan/PA Wire

Level 5 restrictions have helped to cut Covid-19 infection rates among healthcare workers to a fraction of what they were less than two weeks ago, the Deputy Chief Medical Officer has said.

Deputy Chief Medical Officer Dr Ronan Glynn said there were just 269 such cases and four new hospital outbreaks last week, down from 839 cases and 15 outbreaks on February 7.