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Health chiefs will give the latest update on the coronavirus situation in Ireland tonight.
A press conference is taking place at the Health Department, with NPHET set to release the latest case numbers and discuss Level 5 progress.
We will have the latest updates from tonight’s briefing on our live blog below.
Meanwhile, Professor Sam McConkey, an infectious disease specialist at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, warned this morning that Level Three offers the best opportunity for Ireland to “keep things somewhat level” when it comes to spread. of COVID-19.
He made the remarks when it emerged that the government plans to give an update late next week on what will happen in Ireland when Level 5 ends on December 1.
Professor McConkey cautioned: “If we go down to level two, that hasn’t controlled things in the past.
“If we can do the same kind of Level Three that we have done in Ireland in the past, then that is a temporary way to maintain the level.”
Gardai has revealed that it has found 29 business premises and eight licensed premises that have broken Covid restrictions since new blocking measures were introduced at the beginning of Level 5.
Officers said that since the last inspections on October 31, there has been an additional:
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