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What are we waiting for? Covid-19 is not going away so how do we work around it

The Irish 2,000 Guineas will be run in front of empty stands at the Curragh this evening
Racing at the Curragh - we still don't know exactly when racing might take place there againCredit: Patrick McCann

During Monday’s press briefing, Dr Tony Holohan, the chief medical officer in Ireland, warned against a complacency setting in among the general public.

Drawing on weekly market research conducted on behalf of the department of health, he highlighted that 43 per cent of the population believe the worst of the Covid-19 pandemic is over. The figure is higher than at any other point during the coronavirus outbreak.

“But the virus is still circulating, the risk is still there in our communities,” Dr Holohan cautioned.

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