Minister for Health Simon Harris has warned that allowing complacency to set in, in efforts to combat Covi-19, could be disastrous and potentially fatal.
In a video message on Twitter, the minister said the progress made by the Irish people could be undone. Testing of staff and residents in nursing home will continue this week as the focus remains on extinguishing and preventing outbreaks in long term residential care.
There are encouraging signs that the situation in Ireland is stabilising. Hospital admissions fell for the third day in a row and ICU admissions remain relatively stable.
However, Mr Harris warned against complacency. In a video posted on social media he said it would not take much to reverse the progress made and people