Speaking to reporters at Dublin Castle, Mr Varadkar said that cases “will rise dramatically in the next few weeks” but that there should not be a “spiral of fear”. “But I do think that we need to avoid getting into a spiral of fear here. “We know there are clots and heart issues, strokes and various other manifestations that go on for months and perhaps even years after,” Prof McConkey said on Newstalk radio. Whether Ireland is being too conservative in its reopening is a debate for Government on the “national appetite for risk”, Prof McConkey believes. I think we are going to see a lot of cases in the UK,” Prof McConkey said.

Source: Irish Independent July 06, 2021 10:07 UTC