Donnelly rules out renewing 'draconian' Covid laws as 10,839 cases confirmed

Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly says  the original Covid powers were draconian and were appropriate for the emergency we were in.

The Minister for Health says that he does not envisage the return of mandatory mask-wearing despite the high rate of Covid-19 in the community.

It comes as a further 10,839 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed on Friday.