HSE urges public to be 'extremely cautious'

The CEO of the Health Service Executive Paul Reid has urged the public to be "extremely cautious and protective over next few weeks."

Speaking at the HSE's weekly Covid-19 update Mr Reid referenced what he called a "wedge of weakness" that he said the Delta variant "will exploit".

"What I mean by the wedge of weakness is the gap between those adults who we have fully vaccinated and those who we don't have fully vaccinated."