Daily Covid cases will hit 4,000 either today or tomorrow – Varadkar

Mr Varadkar said that while he did not envisage restrictions being reintroduced, he could not rule it out. File picture: Larry Cummins.

The Government is not planning the reintroduction of Covid restrictions, but daily cases will hit 4,000 either today or tomorrow, the Tánaiste says.

Leo Varadkar said that while there is concern over the ongoing rise in cases, that figure "does not mean what it meant last year".