Delay re-opening indoor dining to end of July, says Cork GP

Dr Nuala O’Connor said the average Covid case numbers are higher now than they were in December when the Alpha or B.117 variant emerged

Dr O’Connor, a member of the High-Level Task Force on Covid-19 Vaccination, said the virus spreads more easily “where people are indoors in crowded, poorly ventilated spaces". File photo: iStock

Re-opening indoor dining should be delayed to the end of July, Dr Nuala O’Connor, Irish College of General Practitioners lead on Covid-19, has said, because of the "concerning" rise in the Delta variant.

Dr O’Connor, a GP in Douglas in Cork City, said: “If we could delay indoor dining until the end of July I think it would be very wise.”