There have been 769 cases of Covid-19 reported by the Department of Health, along with two Covid-related deaths  It is the highest daily increase in cases reported since Friday 26 February.  For more on this we were joined by Prof. Clíona Ní Cheallaigh,  an Infectious Diseases Specialist in St James's Hospital, Dublin.

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