A virologist believes there is still work to do to reduce the reproduction number of Covid-19 before we can be confident about easing restrictions.
The death toll from the disease in the Republic now stands at 1,303 – while there have been 21,176 confirmed positive tests in the country since the outbreak began.
Three new cases were reported in Clare yesterday, bringing the total here to 240.
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The reproduction number currently here is at around 0.5, meaning around two people with the disease will infect one other.
Ultan Power is a professor in molecular virology at Queen’s University, Belfast – he has been comparing Ireland’s situation with China:
