Acting Chief Medical Officer Dr Ronan Glynn said: "I appreciate how difficult it is for people to limit their social activities and to physically distance from friends and loved ones.
The detail was included in the coronavirus update where CEO Paul Reid also said that the majority of cases are now in people under the age of 45.Close contacts have also increased by over 55% in the last week from just over two to 5.4 per case.The current turnaround from a person getting a GP referral for a test to getting their result is 1.8 days.
However, he said there is now a longer dialogue involved in persuading people to have a test when offered one and, he said, the fact that people are committing to an appointment and not attending is of real concern. He said health services will be delivered differently as they are restored and he asked the public to be patient with the HSE as services are reinstated.
He added that efforts to reach agreement on a deal is under way to see how they can be utilised in the case of a second surge. She said admissions have also reduced and a there is now level of stability. There was a particular focus on people over the age of 75, she said. Liz Canavan of the Dept of the Taoiseach urges people to wear face coverings in places where social distancing is difficult. She says they are not a "special shield", but are another element alongside other measures against the virus | More: https://t.co/8GPNDxbr51 pic.twitter.com/eiqPXfbbnv
Ms Canavan said the Government is actively monitoring all potential mechanisms available to procure a vaccine once one becomes available.
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