Variants of Covid-19 with no link to international travel detected

Dr Mary Favier said that the reference to small numbers meant “numbers could be contained on one hand”. File picture: PA Wire

A leading medic has said that Covid-19 variants with no link to international travel have been detected in the State.

Dr Mary Favier, a member of the National Public Health Emergency Team (Nphet), said a tiny number of cases had been discovered.