Deputy CMO says people can trick or treat safely this Halloween if they take 'basic precautions' | JOE.ie

Deputy CMO says people can trick or treat safely this Halloween if they take "basic precautions"Deputy Chief Medical Officer Dr Ronan Glynn has said people can trick or treat safely this Halloween if they take"basic precautions".The Deputy CMO was speaking during a Department of Health on Wednesday briefing where 1,631 more cases of Covid-19 were confirmed.

"Unfortunately our cases, our incidence and the numbers in hospital and ICU are all continuing to increase," Glynn said. "We are seeing significant pressure on our hospital system as a result of the profile of disease at present. We're seeing cancellation of elective activity. We're seeing significant staff absences."

Glynn added that while Ireland's future trajectory with the virus is"very uncertain", the positive is that"nothing is set in stone". "We're calling for strength and communication, guidance and compliance across all sectors in relation to the basic protective measures that we've been promoting through the pandemic."Later during the briefing, NPHET was asked if it had any specific concerns or advice about the Halloween weekend."So, people can trick or treat, people can do the things they normally do at Halloween but maybe don't do it every day over the weekend," he explained.

Like we need their permission!

Was going to anyways.

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