There was a cautious note sounded at the latest briefing by the National Public Health Emergency Team amid some concern about a recent levelling off of Covid-19 case numbers.
Earlier a briefing by the Health Service Executive heard some more positive news about the resumption of non-Covid services in hospitals.
Here are five things we have learned from both briefings. Concern about rate of decline Professor Philip Nolan, the chair of NPHET's Epidemiological Modelling Advisory Group, said that while there is "steady progress" in all indicators for the disease there are some causes for concern and NPHET will be keeping an eye on these.