Delta variant to be dominant in Ireland in a fortnight

Dr Cillian De Gascun urged people to get their full two doses of the Covid-19 vaccine as it will help fight against the Delta variant.

The Delta variant will be dominant in Ireland by the middle of July, a leading health chief has said.

Dr Cillian De Gascun, director of the National Virus Reference Laboratory, said the increase of the variant over the last two weeks will “almost certainly lead to Delta dominance by the middle of July”.