Message to the unvaccinated: Behave like there is still a 2km travel limit 

Hospitals are now near the point of cancelling scheduled care and procedures due to increased presentations at emergency departments while Covid-19 cases have reached levels last seen during the deadly third wave of the virus. 

People who are not fully vaccinated are the "new vulnerable" and should live the coming weeks "like it is March 2020", the Tánaiste has warned.

Hospitals are now near the point of cancelling scheduled care and procedures due to increased presentations at emergency departments while Covid-19 cases have reached levels last seen during the deadly third wave of the virus.