'Marginal' behaviour changes contributing to risk from Covid-19

Professor Philip Nolan, chair of the Nphet  Epidemiological Modelling Advisory Group, at today's press conference. Picture: Colin Keegan

‘Marginal’ changes in behaviour are contributing to the risk level and the growth of Covid-19 in the population, which is currently between 0% and 2%.

Dr Ronan Glynn, the deputy chief medical officer, has warned that a doubling of household visits since January — one in ten people now visiting another household compared to one in 20 then — is adding to the risk from Covid-19.