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Leo Varadkar is “optimistic” that Ireland’s coronavirus blocking restrictions will begin to lift in May.
The Taoiseach said the current measures will begin to unfold in phases once the country exceeds its peak in terms of Covid-19 cases.
However, the Fine Gael leader insisted that the restrictions should be reintroduced if the infection begins to spread again.
He said: “I certainly have hope and optimism that we will be able to start undoing the restrictions starting in May and then throughout the summer.
“Now I cannot guarantee that, our best guess is that we have not yet passed the peak. It will peak at some point in April, in mid-April.
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“After that, we can see how many new cases are falling.”
Speaking to the Sunday Independent, he added: “Then the restrictions were introduced, if you wish, in three phases and the Nphet [National Public Health Emergency Team] We are currently working on a plan to release the restrictions in phases.
“The idea would be to remove the step restrictions, but I also have to be very honest with people.”
“There is a risk that as we begin to unroll the steps, the virus may start to spread again and we will have to reintroduce the restrictions.”
The interview comes the day after Ireland recorded its biggest jump in daily coronavirus cases.
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The Health Department confirmed 33 other deaths and 839 more cases of the insect on Saturday.
A statement from the National Public Health Emergency Team said there have now been 320 Covid-19 related deaths in Ireland.
There are now a total of 8,928 confirmed cases of the infection in Ireland.
The 839 cases reported on Saturday are made up of 553 new confirmed cases, reported in Irish laboratories, and 286 recently confirmed cases in a German laboratory, where Irish samples were sent for analysis, starting at 1 pm on Saturday, April 11. .
Varadkar, meanwhile, said Ireland will face some of its “darkest days” in the coming weeks.
He posted a video message on Twitter, saying the country is preparing to reach its Covid-19 peak later this month.
He said: “The number of hospitalizations and unfortunately the number of deaths continues to rise /
“Therefore, we cannot lose focus. We cannot decrease our efforts. In fact, we need to redouble them over the next few weeks.”
“It is more important than ever to persevere. We may not have seen the peak yet.”
“When it arrives, perhaps later this month, we will experience some of our darkest days. Therefore, we must maintain our discipline and resolve with the knowledge that better days are coming.”
Wishing the public a happy Easter, he added: “This is a special time of year when we remember some of the major turning points recorded in our national history: the Easter Rising, becoming a Republic, the Good Friday Agreement.”
“For many of us, Easter is a special time on the Christian calendar, marking the resurrection, the Good News, and what it means to the world.
“This Easter we come to another crucial point in our history: our fight against Covid-19. Thank you for listening to the advice of our experts, for interrupting the spread of the virus, protecting the most vulnerable, protecting our health service and ensuring the staff who work there have not been overwhelmed so far.
“His action is making a difference. The spread of the virus is slowing down.”
“So today, whether we have faith or not, let us remember the Easter message, a message of suffering and sacrifice followed by rebirth and renewal, and above all a message of hope when winter turns into spring.
“When this emergency is over, we will mourn the dead, we will comfort the afflicted and we will be together again.
“We will reawaken the sleeping giant that is our economy, our people will return to work and our companies will reopen, and taking what we have learned, we will build a better society at the end of this, a great society for great people.”
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