Monaghan professor says Eris virus 'not cause for concern'

A new Covid-like virus sweeping the country is not a cause of concern, according to a leading medical expert on virology.

The virus known as EG.5 and nick-named 'Eris', has flu-like symptoms.

Co Monagahan Professor Sam McConkey is deputy Dean at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland.

He says symptoms currently doing the rounds are nothing more than a common cold or light flu.

People are getting flu's, cold's, running nose, stuffy head colds, the Eris virus has become one o our normal virus' that causes a cold.