NPHET has warned of "a significant increase in transmission" of Covid in the country as a summer wave of the virus now looks likely. Shane spoke to Dr. Ronan Glynn Deputy Chief Medical Officer at the Department of Health and started by asking him about the fourth wave, why it's inevitable, and if we are looking at an enormous peak.

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