Ireland’s Covid situation was brought under enough control back in early March to allow for the easing of all recommended measures.
At this point, the alarm has not been raised by the government, nor have any new measures been mentioned. As well as this, some countries this summer will still be requiring the need for a negative Covid test upon entry, so if you are infected before your travels, you will have no choice but to stay put.
"There's no doubt there will be a surge in the autumn and then we're going to have a lot more cases again and that's a concern," he told Pat Kenny last week.The big question is, what will this hybrid do? Will it be more infectious?Meanwhile, Professor Kingston Mills says the Omicron XE variant could be up to 20% more transmissible than the Omicron BA.2 virus.