Editorial: Another tough Covid Christmas looms
It will be of no comfort to the badly hit hospitality and events industries, but we have to act now to prevent a complete lockdown and reduce the pressure on our health system
Any sense that we had put the worst of Covid-19 behind us came unstuck last week after the government announced a fresh set of restrictions in a bid to limit the spread of Covid-19 over the Christmas period.
Ireland has the highest vaccination coverage and among the lowest death rates from Covid-19 in the EU, yet we now find ourselves going backwards by tightening public health measures once again to try and halt the spread ...