NPHET is expected to recommend further restrictions on social mixing over Christmas when it meets this morning.
They'll consider whether new limits are needed on household visits - and further cuts to the hospitality sector.
New rules on social contacts are also expected, with the Omicron variant accounting for 13 per cent of Covid cases here.
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Dr David Nabarro, from the World Health Organisation, believes Ireland is on the brink of another coronavirus wave.
NPHET should recommend schools close tomorrow for Christmas, three days earlier than planned, according to an opposition TD.
People Before Profit's Paul Murphy says public health officials have made serious mistakes regarding schools in the past.
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