Ireland faces another surge of Covid-19, expert warns

Ireland is in danger of facing another wave of Covid-19 cases, a senior health official has warned. The HSE’s lead for infection control, Professor Martin Cormican, described case numbers as “stuck” and possibly rising. Sunday saw 769 new cases of Covid-19 confirmed by the Department of Health, the highest daily increase in cases reported since Friday February 26. There were also two more deaths of people with Covid-19.