Rumours of a mid-December lockdown abound but here's why no-one actually knows if it's happening

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Rumours of a Christmas lockdown have been swirling on social media in recent days.

POLITICIANS AND SENIOR health officials have been playing down the need for full lockdown measures in recent days, as Ireland continues to endure the fourth wave of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Tánaiste Leo Varadkar is the most recent senior politician to be asked about a potential lockdown. Speaking to reporters at an event in Dublin earlier he insisted that “the current epidemiological situation doesn’t warrant that”. Website The Liberal.ie ran a story on Monday headlined: “Dates we understand that are being discussed to fully close pubs and a full lockdown again.”

When considering an answer it’s important to note that we could well see more severe measures introduced in December but what we do know is that the scientists and health officials who examine the data don’t make decisions on what should happen in a few weeks’ time based on contemporary data. “The modelling will never be perfect but if we knew things were going to be at a level in three weeks’ time that would justify a lockdown we would act now.”

So while it isn’t impossible that a lockdown could occur on December 13th, the science means it wouldn’t make much sense to plan one that far in advance. Taoiseach Leo Varadkar at Government Buildings for a coronavirus press briefing March 2020 Source: PA

 

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Taking Liberalties?

You'll find that it's the lower end of the academic scale that falls for the scaremongering rumours

Next you'll be quoting G*ipt 🤮

The Journal, just delete this post please. Rumours, not backed up by any reason or source are very inappropriate. Just stirring the sh*** up.

The journal and the liberal are as bad as each other

Jaysis lads! Thé libéral!?

I was reading all the way until you quoted 'The Liberal' .... 😏

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