Dublin ‘could go to Level 4 or Level 5’ if cases continue to rise

will address the committee and will be asked about Sweden’s policy which had been to allow the virus to spread among the under-60s. This raised the question of should the vulnerable be shielded while the remainder of the population was allowed to move out and about, said Mr McNamara.

Many people over the age of 70 would not be prepared to do that, he said, so was it down to a matter of personal choice. Mr McNamara pointed out that the Aids strategy in the US had been to encourage people to modify their behaviour. The Covid-19 message to young people could be not to congregate, but if they did, not to visit their grandparents afterwards.did not have a lockdown, it did have restrictions, pointed out Mr McNamara. There were also 27 Covid-19 patients hospitalised, which was particularly low, but still indicated that there were no easy answers, he said.

“This is not surprising as they are more likely to be moving about in the community, going to school, higher education or work, and keeping our economy and key services going,” he said. In a fresh appeal to heed the public health advice, he said: “For teenagers and people in their 20s and 30s in particular, I know that what has been, and is being asked of you again, is extraordinary. This pandemic has impacted on your education, your employment, your relationships and your social lives.”“But the disease is continuing to spread disproportionately among younger people at present. And so, I am asking you to stick with this and continue to follow the public health advice.

Anyone else get the feeling we’re being teed up for another lockdown?

all hot air to frighten the dubs ...igonre him ,its nothing out of his pocket,,just scaremongering again,,,a usless tool now..we are more enlightened by time 6 months of it,,,go back and rethink your strategy we are bored, live life, now and stuff the virus

Sam McConkey: The beatings will continue until morale improves.

can you ask this 'expert' why he thinks giving a risky live flu shot to our young children is a good idea please? Thanks ever so much.

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