The number of people in hospital with COVID19 has passed 700, new figures show.
AdvertisementThe Chief Medical Officer Professor Breda Smyth has saidProf Smyth also said that people should be masking up in crowded and confined spaces.People wearing face coverings on a Luas tram in Dublin in July 2020. Picture by: PA Images / Alamy Stock Photo
"With other respiratory viruses circulating, it is strongly advised that you wear a mask on public transport - and also consider wearing one in crowded and confined spaces."Masking up means that you are less likely to transmit infectious droplets to others."So please, let's all mask up for each other," she added.Main image: A hospital ward.
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