Covid-19 cases are spiking across the country this week just days before Christmas, prompting the Chief Medical Officer to advise the wearing of masks in certain settings.
Earlier this year and during 2020 and 2021, Covid-19 case numbers made daily news bulletins but as the need for daily public health briefings diminished, the public awareness of Covid-19 cases in their counties also reduced.
The Chief Medical Officer has been out this week warning that we are "back in the eye of a respiratory virus storm" with viruses like Covid-19 and others causing havoc for individuals and hospitals.
