Covid wave among young people 'will cause severe illness and complications in sizable minority' 

Chair of the NPHET Irish Epidemiological Modelling Advisory Group, Professor Philip Nolan. File Picture: Gareth Chaney/Collins

A new wave of Covid-19 cases will cause "severe illness and long-term complications in a sizable minority" of young people, the Chair of the National Public Health Emergency Team (Nphet's) Irish Epidemiological Modelling Advisory Group has warned.

In a Twitter thread, Professor Philip Nolan said that the current virus growth rate here was between 5 and 7%, which would see daily cases double over the next 10 to 15 days.