New UK variant of Covid-19 confirmed in Ireland while 1,025 new cases and two further deaths confirmed

Dr Tony Holohan has warned ‘concern continues to escalate’

Eoghan Moloney

Chief Medical Officer, Dr Tony Holohan has today confirmed that the new UK variant of Covid-19 has been detected in Ireland today.

This comes as 1,025 new cases and two further deaths of the disease were confirmed by Nphet.