A health expert believes restrictions should remain in place for another four months and predicted a second wave of the virus.
Professor Gerry Killeen, from University College Cork, said the Government’s current roadmap will “guarantee” Covid-19 hitting us again.
He told RTE’s Morning Ireland: “Even with our five phases, there’s no way to get to phase five without causing a second wave.”
Prof Killeen fears the disease could be with us for four years.
He added: “The implications are huge. Unfortunately, the implications of stretching this out over four years are even bigger.
“In relation to household economics in the vulnerable populations, we would use the term catastrophic expenditure – you go past the point of no return and that family never recovers from poverty.
“So we look at our Government in the same way – there’s no doubt that a lot of businesses are going to go under. But the question is how long do we extend this over?”
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