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WHO special envoy on Covid calls for Irish people to wear face coverings in confined spaces

Mar 25, 2022 07:25 By News Northern Sound
WHO special envoy on Covid calls for Irish people to wear face coverings in confined spaces
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1,419 people were in public hospitals with the virus last night.

A World Health Organisation expert is calling for Irish people to wear face-masks in confined places again - like shops, some hospitality venues and public transport.

The mask mandate was dropped here nearly a month ago apart from health care setting, but Covid hospitalisations have more than doubled since then.

1,419 people were in public hospitals with the virus last night - compared to less than 600 at the end of February.

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Dr David Nabarro, the WHO's special envoy on Covid, says it's time to wear face-masks again:

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