CMO: Vulnerable people should wear masks when attending religious services over Christmas

The Chief Medical Officer has urging vulnerable people to wear masks when attending religious services over the Christmas period. Picture: Denis Minihane.

The HSE's Chief Clinical Officer has urged people to wear masks in any crowded areas or in the company of an older person after a "significant and worrying" rise in Covid and flu cases in only the last number of days.

The Chief Medical Officer has echoed the comments, urging vulnerable people to wear masks when attending religious services over the Christmas period.