'We are in the middle of a Covid wave': HSE warns about hospital pressure

Dr Colm Henry said: “This is a virus for all seasons.” Photo: Leah Farrell/Photocall Ireland

The HSE’s chief clinical officer has acknowledged that the country is in the middle of another wave of Covid-19 driven by the BA4 and BA5 subvariants which has led some hospitals to impose visitor restrictions.

The sub-variants now account for 90% of cases and the previous protection from re-infection has gone, Dr Colm Henry told RTÉ radio’s News at One.