An infectious diseases consultant said it was time to stop "scaremongering" the public over Covid-19. Dr Jack Lambert, consultant in infectious diseases at the Mater Hospital in Dublin, said there was a “lot of scaremongering going on,” and the public needed “transparency” as the country opens up. Opening up the country was “critical” he said, as Delta variant numbers “are going down in the UK." Many people in ICU have been there for months,” Dr Lambert said. The Delta variant would soon be followed by “another infectious” variant within a few months, he added.

Source: Irish Independent July 13, 2021 13:40 UTC