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Tanaiste Expects NPHET To Recommend Further restrictions Due To Omicron Variant.

The Tanaiste says he expects further Covid-19 restrictions to be recommended by NPHET due to the Omicron variant.

The Tanaiste says he expects further Covid-19 restrictions to be recommended by NPHET due to the Omicron variant.
The new strain now accounts for 14 percent of cases - up from one percent last week, and Leo Varadkar says he expects it to become dominant by next week.NPHET's due to meet tomorrow morning to consider the current Omicron situation.
Tanaiste Leo Varadkar says public health measures and an accelerated booster programme won't be enough to tackle the new variant:

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