A total of 7,411 new cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed and public health officials believe cases of the Omicron variant will continue to grow. What impact could increased infection numbers have on our healthcare services over the holidays, and what should you do if you think you have Covid over Christmas? With some guidance for you we spoke to Eoghan DeBarra, Senior Lecturer in the RCSI and Infectious Diseases consultant in Beaumont Hospital, and also Dr. Brendan O’Shea, Kildare GP & assistant adjuvant professor in public health and primary care at Trinity College Dublin.

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