'Continual strain' on health system as more than 1,000 in hospital with Covid-19

Professor of Immunovirology at University College Cork (UCC), Prof Liam Fanning has called for a national discussion on mandatory vaccination for Covid-19.

Paul Reid said that it was good news that the proportion of people entering hospital was “significantly down on what it would be in previous waves”.

HSE chief executive Paul Reid says there is "continual strain" on the health system as more than 1,000 people are now in hospital with Covid-19.

The news comes after days of record Covid-19 case numbers in Ireland, following the arrival of the Omicron variant late last year.