GP will not be surprised if Cork goes to level three

In the last two weeks the number of positive cases of the virus in Cork had risen from single figures to 54 cases.

Dr Ronan Boland said his medical colleagues in Cork were concerned about “an upsurge of small fires breaking out” in the city and surrounding towns, which had happened over the last 10 days.

A Cork-based GP has said he would be very surprised if Cork is not moved to Level 3 shortly because of the increased number of cases in the county and city.

Dr Ronan Boland warned that there were no grounds for complacency as case numbers had risen rapidly and the capacity of local hospitals had been stretched.