A virologist believes there is still work to do to reduce the reproduction number of Covid-19 before we can be confident about easing restrictions.
The death toll from the disease in the Republic now stands at 1,303 – while there have been 21,176 confirmed positive tests in the country since the outbreak began.
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Three new cases were reported in Clare yesterday, bringing the total here to 240.
The reproduction number currently here is at around 0.5, meaning around two people with the disease will infect one other.
Ultan Power is a professor in molecular virology at Queen’s University, Belfast – he has been comparing Ireland’s situation with China:
