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The Chief Medical Officer Says The Outbreak Is "As High, If Not Higher Now Than It Was In March"

11:08 3 Jan 2021

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He made the comments yesterday evening.

Dr. Tony Holohan says the number of people in hospital is close to what we saw during the first wave in spring.

Health Minister Stephen Donnelly's called the level of transmission "extremely high".

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