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IRELAND is “rapidly approaching” a scenario where the “phased reopening” of schools is possible, Professor Philip Nolan has said. He said that the number of cases of Covid-19 could drop to 200 to 400 cases a day by the end of February if the current progress in tackling the virus is maintained. Professor Philip Nolan, of the National Public Health Emergency Team (Nphet) revealed the new figures today, but warned however “that there is still a long way to go.” "That is still a pretty high level of disease,” he said, but added: “It will allow us to do certain things perhaps."

The idea of transforming Ireland into a “Zero-Covid” island is based on an “utterly false promise” that carries huge risks, Professor Philip Nolan said last night. Prof Nolan, of the National Public Health Emergency Team (Nphet), was speaking as the proposal to eliminate the country of Covid-19 to allow the country to return to normal gains ground among some opposition politicians. “I think it is an utterly false promise to say we can put certain things in place and go back to Level 0 or 1 in weeks or months,” he insisted. He said no system could guarantee the exclusion of a new d...

The idea of transforming Ireland into a “Zero-Covid” island is based on an “utterly false promise” that carries huge risks, Professor Philip Nolan said last night. Prof Nolan, of the National Public Health Emergency Team (Nphet), was speaking as the proposal to eliminate the country of Covid-19 to allow the country to return to normal gains ground among some opposition politicians. “I think it is an utterly false promise to say we can put certain things in place and go back to Level 0 or 1 in weeks or months,” he insisted. He said no system could guarantee the exclusion of a new d...

Nphet records 48 further deaths and 1,254 confirmed Covid-19 cases Zero-Covid strategy not a ‘false hope’, says public health specialist Fri, Jan 29, 2021, 13:25 Updated: Fri, Jan 29, 2021, 20:02 Public health officials have rejected as impractical and risky the "zero-Covid" strategy increasingly advocated by Opposition politicians. Video: RTÉ Over 3,000 people have died in the Republic from Covid-19 since the pandemic began. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA Wire   A further 48 deaths of Covid-19 patients have been reported by the National Public Health Emergency Team, 45 of which ...

Updated / Thursday, 21 Jan 2021 22:13 Measures are working, but more time needed to suppress virus Dr Tony Holohan says that the existing Covid-19 measures are working and they need to continue working for a much longer period of time. He says: "We have to keep up the high level of suppression that we now are achieving" | https://t.co/xcEXiIZcoQpic.twitter.com/CN6f2bqHXB — RTÉ News (@rtenews) January 21, 2021 Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan said the Level 5 Covid-19 restrictions are working, but we need to keep them in place for longer to suppress the spread of the coronavirus. He ...