NPHET tells government that normal life is still 'some way off' The Government has been told that levels of happiness are at “the lowest point yet, while intolerance has reached a high point.” By Gráinne Ní Aodha Thursday 25 Feb 2021, 5:17 PM Feb 25th 2021, 5:17 PM 32,877 Views 66 Comments Image: Shutterstock/Deliris Image: Shutterstock/Deliris THE NATIONAL PUBLIC Health Emergency Team (NPHET) advised the Government last week that ‘normal’ life was still ”some way off”, while emphasising that Irish people felt more bored and frustrated than ever before in the past year. It also warned that while Covid-19 cases in hospitals continued to fall, the “serious and extensive disruption” to non-Covid services across the health care system “will be felt for some time”.