The number of deaths this month due to Covid-19 is a "stark reminder of the impact of this current wave", Health Service Executive CEO Paul Red has said.
Updated: 21 Jan 2021, 11:35
LEVEL 5 Covid-19 restrictions are set to continue well into February , Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney has said.
Last night, Taoiseach Micheal Martin told his party that transmission levels were still too high and signalled that current measures would not be eased next week.
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Taoiseach Micheal Martin will virtually meet with other EU leaders later today to discuss their vaccination targetCredit: PA:Press Association
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EU leaders hope to vaccinate 70 per cent of the population by summerCredit: Reuters
The Fianna Fail boss told his party that there is a clear horizon for restrictions continuing beyond this month.
He stressed that the country needs to bring down the soaring transmission levels.
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