A spokesperson for the World Health Organization has said it is "quite typical" to see a rise in cases again in countries like Ireland after rules are relaxed.
Speaking on RTÉ's Morning Ireland, Dr Margaret Harris said unfortunately we have seen across Europe that people did not get the message that you need to continue with the change in habits to suppress the virus.
She said private gatherings are one of the worst scenarios where people go back to close physical contacts and being in crowded settings.
She said they are asking everyone to understand that stopping the transmission of Covid-19 is in their hands, and warned that if too many people get ill then hospitals become overwhelmed very quickly. "You do not want to overwhelm your