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GOOD EVENING

The 5 at 5 The Covid-19 infection rate, a second wave, and traffic levels… check in on five of the biggest stories of the day.

EVERY WEEKDAY EVENING, TheJournal.ie brings you the five biggest stories of the day.

1. #NPHET Taoiseach Leo Varadkar faced questions from opposition leaders today on the lack of transparency around decision-making during the Covid-19 crisis. 

2. #TRAFFIC The Government has said there has been no significant rise in the number of cars on Irish roads, despite “anecdotal” claims of increases in traffic volumes.

3. #ISRAEL Tánaiste and Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney has criticised a government formation deal in Israel which includes plans to annex territory in the occupied West Bank.

4. #WHO The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said that countries should be worried about “second waves” of Covid-19 and warned that they should operate on the basis that the virus will be “with us for a while”.

5. #INFECTION The number of people that a person with Covid-19 is infecting in Ireland has reduced further, the Dáil heard today. 

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