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Ireland’s acting medical director says there is “every chance” that other counties will move to level three and that “there is nothing inevitable about it.”
Dr. Ronan Glynn spoke after the release of the latest coronavirus figures for the country.
There were 324 new cases, including 32 in Cork, which is one of the counties that is seeing a sharp increase.
Waterford, Wicklow, Louth, Galway and Limerick are also causing concern and could rank at level three with Dublin and Donegal.
Dr. Glynn urged everyone to be careful and “know how valuable” their actions are.
He said: “Today I ask people everywhere, but particularly in Donegal and Dublin, to pay special attention to public health councils.
“I ask each individual to take personal responsibility for prioritizing who they need to see, limiting the size of their social network, and reducing their social contacts in the days and weeks ahead.
“Because while there is the possibility that other areas will have to go to level 3, there is nothing inevitable about it. We’ve seen before how people working together can turn the tide of this virus and get back in control of the growing trajectories.
Know how valuable your individual shares are. Your choices and your actions are part of how we will get there. “
Speaking to CorkBeo today, Taoiseach Micheal Martin said he was “very concerned” about the city.
“Suffice to say now that they are very concerned, and I have been talking to him [Chief Medical Officer] during the week, over places like Cork City. It’s been going up in a straight line for the last two weeks,
“They are between 20 and 30 cases per day. That’s worrying, and the same is true in other areas of the city.
“And we’re pointing that out, we’re making it very clear to people that those are danger areas right now. However, they are coming from a low base. Cork is coming from a low base. There is an opportunity to stabilize him. It’s in our hands, basically. “
Two areas of the city, Cork City South West, Cork City North East, have the highest incidence of the virus at 14 days per 100,000 in the county, according to the latest figures.
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