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Top public health doctor worried about the risk of importing new cases of covid-19 to Ireland from Britain

Jun 1, 2020 09:32
By Shannonside News
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Top public health doctor worried about the risk of importing new cases of covid-19 to Ireland from Britain

A top public health doctor says he's worried about the risk of importing new cases of covid-19 to the island of Ireland from

A top public health doctor says he's worried about the risk of importing new cases of covid-19 to the island of Ireland from Great Britain.

Dr Gabriel Scally says any plan to lift lockdown here any earlier depends on the number of new cases emerging staying low.

Two more people infected with covid-19 were reported to have died yesterday, and 66 more people have tested positive for the virus.

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There are 83 confirmed cases in Leitrim, 283 in Longford, and 333 cases in Roscommon.

There are now a total 1,652 Covid-19 related deaths and the total number of people infected is 24,990.

But Dr Scally says many parts of the country are on the right track:

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