A leading expert says Ireland is at the start of a second wave of Covid 19 - and has warned a rise in deaths is "inevitable" in the coming weeks.
There's growing concern over the increasing number of cases in many parts of the country, particularly in Louth, Waterford and Donegal.
As of this morning, 90 patients are in hospital with coronavirus, with 16 of those in intensive care.
Professor Sam McConkey is among a number of experts who've been appearing before the Oireachtas Covid committee today.
He's raised concerns about the country's ability to deal with a second wave of the virus:
"I don't believe that the current testing, tracing and controls that we've had will be adequate to stop this ongoing rise."
"The ongoing rise has already started to lead to increased hospitalizations, increase in people in ICU."
"I believe inevitably in 2-4 weeks, if it continues to rise, we'll see more deaths".
