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Updated / Thursday, 17 Dec 2020 20:21 Outbreaks have been caused by Christmas parties and funerals, Dr Holohan warned The Chief Medical Officer has expressed concern about Covid-19 outbreaks in workplaces and as a result of gatherings for Christmas parties and funerals. Dr Tony Holohan urged people to heed the public health advice, including limiting their contacts, to avoid a big increase in cases next month. "We are now getting reports of outbreaks in social settings including workplace settings, Christmas parties and funerals. "I cannot stress enough how important it is to limit your in...

He asked people to follow public health advice over ChristmasCredit: Alamy Stock Photo He told Saturday with Katie Hannon: "There's plenty of opportunity to socialise and be together over the next couple of weeks and we're really asking people to consider the risks. "We're in really quite a delicate and fragile position in terms of the level of circulating virus, the numbers of people in hospital and intensive care." "We're asking people to do two things: think about how many contacts they really need to have in order to have a meaningful Christmas and limit that to the lowest possible number...