Omicron is now the dominant Covid-19 strain in Ireland, health officials have said.
Omicron is now the dominant Covid-19 strain in Ireland, health officials have said. T he Health Protection Surveillance Centre has estimated that approximately 52% of reported cases are now due to the Omicron variant. Chief medical officer Dr Tony Holohon said: “It has taken less than two weeks for Omicron to become the dominant strain of Covid-19 in Ireland, revealing just how transmissible this variant is. https://mobile.twitter.com/HSELive/status/1472474371113553928 “We have slowed transmission of this disease in the past using our basic measures and responding immediately if symptomatic – it is extremely important we do everything we can to flatten the curve of this wave now to prevent unnecessary deaths, risk to the vulnerable and to protect our health service. “I urge anyone eligible for a booster to available of it at the earliest opportunity.” A further 5,124 confirmed cases of Covid-19 have been notified in the country. On Sunday morning there were 436 Covid-positive patients in hospital, of which 107 were in ICU. Meanwhile, tens of thousands of people in Ireland are likely to lose their jobs due to new restrictions brought in to curb the spread of the Omicron variant, a Government minister has warned.
