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The government aims to curb the spread of the coronavirus to the point that this allows it to ease the restrictions on a trial basis.
However, it also plans to be able to reintroduce stringent measures quickly, before new infections increase substantially, if the virus shows signs of spreading again.
The existing blockade period, extended last week, will apply until after the May holiday weekend, and the main government figures emphasize that while they do not want to extend it further, they will do so if necessary.
While health officials are carrying out “very preliminary work” on how to “ease the restrictions,” according to a major government source, the rate of reproduction of the virus should decrease in the coming weeks, among other indicators.
14 other people died from the coronavirus in Ireland and 727 new cases were confirmed, the National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET) said Sunday. A total of 334 people have died in the state after hiring Covid-19, and a total of 9,655 cases have been diagnosed since the pandemic began.
A man walks down an almost deserted Henry Street in Dublin on Easter Sunday. Photograph: Brian Lawless / PA Wire
NPHET said 12 of the 14 deaths occurred in the east of the country, with two in the west. The deceased were six women and eight men, with an average age of 80 deaths reported on Sunday.
Ten of the 14 were reported to have underlying health conditions.
Meanwhile, in Northern Ireland, 11 more people have died from coronavirus, bringing the total number of confirmed deaths to 118. An additional 89 cases of coronavirus were confirmed on Sunday, bringing the total number to 1,806.
The current blockade is expected to slow the virus down to the point that it allows “space” for some restrictions to be alleviated, such as some students being able to attend school on a limited basis, without risking a substantial increase in infections; If this happens, stricter measures will be reintroduced.
Test criteria
It is emphasized that faster tests will be performed in the post-closure period, and the criteria for a test will be expanded from those showing two symptoms of the virus to one. The tests would be carried out with “the greatest possible suspicion”.
Health Minister Simon Harris said the growth rate of the virus, which is now below 10 percent, should drop below 5 percent; that the average number of people in intensive care units should be reduced to around 100 from its current level of approximately 150.
Harris also said that the rate of reproduction of the virus, the rate that measures how many people each infected person is likely to transmit the virus, is now “in and around” one.
“If that is just above one, the virus continues to grow; If it is slightly below one, the virus is beginning to suppress itself, “he said.
A reproductive rate of 0.6 or 0.7 is said to offer the “space” to ease some constraints and monitor the effect of such movement while allowing stricter measures to be applied again if necessary without risking a dramatic spike in new infections
Relief of restrictions
While consideration of what restrictions to facilitate is at an early stage, the measures under consideration include limited school openings, such as allowing some children to return to the classroom during restricted hours, although daycare would remain closed.
Some retail outlets, such as DIY and garden stores, may also open, and there may also be a reduction in the cocoon over 70s requirement. This may allow you to exercise outside the home at certain times. Smaller construction sites can also be reopened, though offices would remain closed for “many more months,” and work from home to stay on site “for the foreseeable future.”
As of 1pm Sunday, the Center for Health Protection Surveillance (HPSC) had been notified of 430 additional new confirmed cases of Covid-19 reported by Irish laboratories and 297 additional confirmed cases of Covid-19 reported by a laboratory in Germany.
The median age of confirmed cases is 48 years, with 1,777 cases (21 percent) hospitalized. Of the hospitalized, 261 cases have been admitted to the ICU. A total of 2,312 cases are associated with health workers.
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar participates in the annual 1916 Easter commemoration at the GPO in Dublin. In his Easter message, Varadkar said the country would face some of its darkest days in the coming weeks. Photography: Leon Farrell / Photocall Ireland
In an Easter message, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said the country would face some of its darkest days in the coming weeks as a result of the pandemic.
Varadkar said the country was preparing to reach its Covid-19 peak later this month.
“The number of hospitalizations and unfortunately the number of deaths continues to rise,” he said.
“Then we cannot lose focus. We cannot decrease our efforts. In fact, we must redouble them in the coming weeks.
“It is more important than ever that we 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 knowing that better days will come. ”
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