Martin had said that the north isn t testing for the variant , and that after speaking with leaders in the north, their view is that the variant doesn’t appear to be as big an issue .
Foster has responded by saying that she had just finished a call with Martin, where he accepted that Northern Ireland is testing for SARS-CoV-2.
She then said: The variant testing here is massively more advanced than Republic of Ireland.
She continued: Also pressed him on sharing travel locator forms. He committed to movement soon on that issue.
Just finished a call with @MichealMartinTD where he accepted that Northern Ireland is testing for SARS-CoV-2. The variant testing here is massively more advanced than RoI.
The ages of those who died range from 43 to 98.
710 of today s cases are in Dublin, while 150 are in Cork, 103 are in Meath, 102 are in Limerick, and 86 are in Louth. The remainder are spread across the rest of the country.
As of this afternoon, there are 1,892 people with Covid in hospitals across the country, with 217 of them in Intensive Care Units.
Speaking of these figures, Chief Medical Officer Tony Holohan said: Through the solidarity shown by families and communities across the country in recent weeks, we are beginning to flatten the curve of Covid-19 infection. We can only continue this by continuing to stay at home and avoid meeting or mixing with others in our social circle, including for any close family gatherings, such as birthdays or funerals, as these can be ‘super-spreader’ events.