Taoiseach: Rising Covid cases a concern but no plans to reintroduce restrictions

Micheál Martin said the advice so far is that Omicron is not having as severe an impact on people's health as previous variants

Micheál Martin said the advice so far is that Omicron is not having as severe an impact on people's health as previous variants. Picture: MAXWELLS

The Taoiseach has raised concerns around rising Covid case numbers but said the Government is not considering a reintroduction of restrictions at this point.

More than 16,000 cases were confirmed on Tuesday as the HSE said there are 101 Covid outbreaks across hospitals.