Cases of variant from South Africa identified in Ireland have been contained, says expert
The variant from the UK accounts for more than 60% of new cases in Ireland.
The variant from the UK accounts for more than 60% of new cases in Ireland.
Public health experts are more concerned by the Covid-19 variant from the UK than the one from South Africa.
The case was confirmed in a man in his 20s who had no close contacts.
A few cases with the new variant have been reported already by Iceland, Denmark and the Netherlands.
The 22-year-old was ruled out of Saturday’s clash with Canada.
In a radio interview today, the minister addressed speculation the relationship was strained while also speaking about the controversy surround the Junior Certificate reform
A HSE senior microbiologist said today that it is inevitable the strain will spread because all cases so far had been linked to travel to Germany. However she said the strain is easily killed with proper hygiene precautions.