The National Public Health Emergency Team is warning that Ireland is in a 'precarious position' in relation to COVID-19.
21 further cases of the virus were confirmed yesterday evening, bringing the total to 25,698, while the death toll now stands at 1,749, after another death was recorded.
Public health officials say the cases which will be reported over the next week across the country have already "been seeded".
Acting Chief Medical Officer Ronan Glynn says the next week is unclear:
"I think we are in a precarious position and also in an uncertain position. We can see that we may be going in the wrong direction."
"We want to take the opportunity to take action now and pause. We''re trying to ensure that we don't end up in a couple of weeks time where we have 150-60 new cases."
