A woman walks past a wall with graffiti raising awareness about Covid-19 in Kenya. Image: SIPA USA/PA Images A woman walks past a wall with graffiti raising awareness about Covid-19 in Kenya. Image: SIPA USA/PA Images THE DEPARTMENT OF Health confirmed a further 15 deaths from Covid-19 and 139 new cases yesterday.
This continued reduction in cases compared to previous weeks comes as a survey shows 43% of people believe the worst of the Covid-19 outbreak in Ireland is over. The latest survey carried out on behalf of the Department of Health has suggested that the remaining 29% of people think the worst is happening now, while 17% of people think it’s coming down the line.“So we think there is still a challenge for us in getting the message out, in the risk of what people might call a second spike but an increase in cases that causes a challenge for us first of all in terms of public health,” Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan said at yesterday.
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