HSE warns of re-infections as Covid figures surge

Dr Colm Henry, chief clinical officer at the HSE has warned against re-infections of coronavirus. Picture: Colin Keegan/Collins Dublin

HSE chief clinical officer Dr Colm Henry has warned of the risk of re-infections from Covid-19 as new Omicron variants become more prevalent.

This comes against a backdrop of rising cases and rising numbers of patients in hospital either admitted with Covid-19 or identified as having the virus on admission.