People living in Kildare, Laois and Offaly are being asked to 'double down' on the public health advice amid concern at the spread of the virus in the 3 counties.
NPHET will issue further guidance to people in the counties today after 226 cases of Covid-19 were confirmed over the past two weeks, while it's expected over 60 new cases will be confirmed there this evening.
Dr Colm Henry says it would be a calamity for the country if we have widespread community transmission again:
