Time for a zero-Covid strategy, urge opposition parties

PBP wants mandatory quarantine for travellers, fines for employers unwilling to let staff work from home, and a hard lockdown across the State

Richard Boyd Barrett TD during a press briefing by People Before Profit at Leinster House. File Picture: Gareth Chaney/Collins

It is time for the Government to "break from a failed strategy" in tackling the pandemic and unite behind a zero-Covid approach.

That is the message from People Before Profit (PBP), which says that the "dire situation" of struggling hospitals, high community transmission, and building stress is proof of the need for a change in strategy.