Covid cases have significantly increased in Irish hospitals during the past two weeks, according to figures. The latest variant EG.5, known as Eris has swept through the country. In the UK, they are blaming the ‘Barbenheimer’ phenomenon; people congregating in cinemas to watch the Barbie or Oppenheimer movies. In Ireland, the recent unsettled weather was blamed for keeping people indoors and therefore more likely to transmit the illness. While the new variant does appear to...
