Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar is resuming his career as a doctor while continuing as head of government on a rotating basis.Varadkar, the nation’s first openly gay prime minister, re-registered as a physician last month to help out during the COVID-19 crisis, a spokesperson confirmed to national broadcaster RTE this week.
He will take one shift a week, assessing patients by phone to free up others for in-person work.“Many of his family and friends are working in the health service.