Cut social contacts by 30% to stop Covid-19 spread, warns Nolan

Pictured Professor Philip Nolan, Chair of the NPHET Irish Epidemiological Modelling Advisory Group. Photograph: Leah Farrell / RollingNews.ie

Cut your social contacts by 30% to stop the spread of Covid-19 in the community.

That is the message from Professor Philip Nolan, chair of Nphet's epidemiological modelling group, who said Ireland's r-number is now "around 1.2" but could grow sharply.