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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
National
Louise Burne

Leo Varadkar issues grim pandemic warning as he indicates Covid inquiry to be set up

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has warned that there is a “good chance” that Ireland will experience another “very serious pandemic” in our lifetime.

He made the comments as he indicated that an inquiry into Ireland’s handling of the Covid-19 pandemic will be set up this year.

As of late December, 8,293 people had died from the virus since the first case was identified on our shores on February 29 2020.

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