The CEO of the Health Service Executive has said the number of people in hospital with Covid-19 is now at six, down from a peak of 879.Paul Reid urged people to keep "keep fighting hard against this virus".
The Department of Health said yesterday that it had been notified of no new deaths and 14 additional confirmed cases.Acting Chief Medical Officer Dr Ronan Glynn said that 11 of yesterday's cases were close contacts of confirmed cases and half of these had no symptoms. For Covid-19, the World Health Organization says that data to date suggests that 80% of infections are mild or asymptomatic; 15% are severe infection, requiring oxygen and 5% are critical, requiring ventilation.
Speaking on RTÉ's Today with Sarah McInerney, he said he believes there will be a "multitude of second ripples" of the disease and effective methods need to be in place to test and trace. He said they need to return to the classroom because they have really suffered over the last few months. Meanwhile, pubs which fail to comply with Covid-19 regulations should "feel the full force of the law", according to the Vintners Federation of Ireland.
CEO of the Vintners Federation of Ireland Padraig Cribben said pubs should be allowed reopen fully as is currently planned on 10 August.
Source: Healthcare Press (healthcarepress.net)
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