A high incidence rate persists, but could we be discarding restrictions well before Christmas? To discuss this further and also with reaction to that Tony Holohan’s comments yesterday Pat was joined on the show this morning by Colm Burke, Fine Gael TD for Cork North Central & Spokesperson, and Dr. Eoghan De Barra,  consultant in infectious diseases at Beaumont Hospital and senior lecturer in the Department of International Health and Tropical Medicines at the Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland.

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