Union calls for reintroduction of mandatory mask-wearing in indoor settings

People wearing masks on public transport. The INMO has called for the reintroduction of mandatory mask-wearing in indoor settings. File picture: iStock

The union that represents nurses has called for the reintroduction of mandatory mask-wearing in indoor settings.

Phil Ní Sheaghdha, the general secretary of the Irish Nurses & Midwives Organisation (INMO), was speaking after it was revealed that almost 64,000 Covid cases were recorded over St Patrick's weekend.