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‘Big petition’ for Ireland to bypass Level 5 lockdown, warns senior medic
By Donal MacNamee
It would be a “big request” for Ireland to avoid a Level 5 blockade, but Level 3 measures “could work” if people follow the guidelines.
Martin Coyne, a GP based in Lifford, Co Donegal, explained that the public should adhere to current rules and avoid social gatherings.
“It’s a big decision to go to Level 5,” he said.
“And you know what? Level 3 would work if people stick to it, if people do what they are supposed to do.
“If they did the simple things we’ve all heard about: wash their hands, keep their distance, avoid social gatherings, wear a mask in a store, all of those things.”
He told RTE’s Today with Claire Byrne: “Level 3 might work, and we could avoid going to Level 5, but it’s a great question.”
Coyne’s comments did not completely match those of Dr. Tomas Ryan, a Trinity College professor who followed him on air.
Dr Ryan from Trinity’s School of Biochemistry and Immunology said it “would be appropriate” for the National Public Health Emergency Team of Ireland (NPHET) to recommend Level 5 restrictions after their meeting today.
A frequent critic of the government’s approach to managing the Covid-19 pandemic, Dr. Ryan said: “At this stage in history, it seems that increasing restrictions is the only way to control this.
“Our testing capacity has been saturated, our public health physicians are completely overloaded, so the tracking is not complete at this time.
“And furthermore, we can see that Tier 3 is not having a substantial enough effect on Dublin.”
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