Government releases evidence it relied on to justify delaying the reopening of pubs

VFI Chief Executive, Padraig Cribben says pubs owners over 66 get nothing from the State and are paying bills out of their pension. Image: Shutterstock/Eddie Jordan Photos VFI Chief Executive, Padraig Cribben says pubs owners over 66 get nothing from the State and are paying bills out of their pension. Image: Shutterstock/Eddie Jordan Photos Updated 37 minutes ago

This evening, when asked by reporters why the evidence of the links between pubs and Covid was not being published, Dr Glynn said: In a letter to Government on Tuesday, acting Chief Medical Officer Ronan Glynn said that “internationally, there have been a number of examples of outbreaks of Covid-19 in bars”.

“One thing that we do know is that pubs are open over six weeks. There have been very few cases in pubs and certainly no clusters,” he said.Three weeks ago, areas of concern were highlighted in Direct Provision centres and meat processing plants, he said. The last NPHET documentation uploaded on the website is in fact three weeks old, dating from 14 July.Related Reads 04.08.20 Restaurants and pubs serving food will have to close at 11pm from Monday, Taoiseach says 04.08.20 Decision to delay pubs reopening will be met with 'fury and despair', publican reps sayAcross Europe, several large clusters have been associated with bars and nightclubs, including some where dozens of people were infected.

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