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IRELAND is now experiencing its third wave of coronavirus, according to health experts.
On Tuesday, the Taoiseach announced that the country would be blocked again after Christmas following a recent spike in the number of virus cases.
Medical Director Dr. Tony Holohan said he was “very concerned” about the deterioration of the situation across the country, noting that the virus was spreading “faster than at any time since March.”
While there is no firm evidence that the new strain of Covid that has hit the UK is indeed in Ireland, due to the “very worrying” spike in cases recently, Taoiseach Micheál Martin insisted this afternoon that it was “safer” to act. as if it had.
Ireland is “clearly now in a third wave,” said Professor Philip Nolan, chair of the NPHET Irish Epidemiological Models Advisory Group.
“The virus is spreading very rapidly, faster than we have seen at any time since March,” added Professor Nolan.
“The number of cases is growing at least between 5% and 7% per day and, what is more worrying, in all age groups.”
Dr. Holohan expressed a similar concern with the latest statistics.
“The situation has deteriorated rapidly in recent days. A total of 3,837 cases have been reported in the last seven days,” he said.
“The five-day moving average has risen from 339 on December 17 to 616 on December 21, an increase of 82%.
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