With These Restrictions "We Are Protecting The Hospital System"

That was the reaction from Liam Fanning Deputy Head of Medicine and Professor of Immunovirology at UCC.

He had some strong reaction to how Ireland is dealing with Covid and the new Omicron variant.

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