Public health chiefs last night sounded alarm bells over rising numbers of cases across most age groups. NPHET also reiterated their call for the public to cut social contacts in half in the coming weeks.  For more, Ciara was joined on the show this morning by  Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly.

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