Pictured is a socially distanced media briefing by Ireland's Health Service Executive held in the Royal College of Physicians, Dublin. Significant worrying trends relating to Covid-19 have been seen in the State’s health services in recent weeks, HSE chief executive, Paul Reid, stated. He said that between July 5th and 18th there were 267 confirmed cases, compared to 155 in the previous fortnight, the Irish Times reported. RollingNews.ie photo.