A leading member of the National Public Health Emergency Team (Nphet) has said that there "are some concerning trends in the data" as 10 further deaths related to Covid-19 were reported.  Nphet confirmed that there have also been 592 new cases of the virus in Ireland.  Professor Philip Nolan Chair of the NPHET Irish Epidemiological Modelling Advisory Group spoke to us this morning.

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