Ireland has ‘one more shot’ at containing Covid-19 – UCC scientist

On Thursday, the National Public Health Emergency Team confirmed close to 50 cases involving new variants of the virus to date, the majority of them travel-related. Picture: Brian Lawless

Ireland has "one more shot" at containing the current wave of Covid-19 infections if gaps in the response, such as, hotel quarantine and travel, are closed.

That’s according to UCC scientist Gerry Killeen, a founding member of the Independent Scientific Advocacy Group (ISAG), which has made repeated calls for the Government to tighten up the Covid-19 response.