The National Public Health Emergency Team has said the current set of restrictions imposed by the Government to combat the transmission of Covid-19, may not be enough, and additional measures may be required if there is continued deterioration.
NPHET's view is set out in a letter from the Chief Medical Officer, Dr Tony Holohan, to the Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly, yesterday.
In the letter, Dr Holohan recommends that strict Level 5 "stay at home measures" should be put in place for six weeks. However, he goes on to say there may still be some element of under-reporting in the figures as a result of the festive period, and that coupled with the additional risks posed by strains detected in the UK and South Africa, could cause a