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The country has two weeks to halt the national lockdown, as the virus is growing at the same rate across the country as in Dublin, it was warned.
Peaking at tonight’s press conference on Covid-19, Professor Philip Nolan said that the rest of the country is around two weeks behind Dublin in terms of coronavirus cases.
He said a change in behavior is needed; otherwise, the rest of the country could catch up with the capital.
“The incidence in Dublin remains between three and four times higher than in the rest of the country.
“But it is growing at roughly the same rate throughout the rest of the country. The rest of the country may be a week or two behind Dublin and will catch up unless behaviors across the country change, ”he said.
Waterford, Louth and Donegal are the counties of greatest concern to health officials in terms of the increase in coronavirus cases.
In issuing a stern warning to Donegal, Dr. Glynn also echoed Professor Nolan’s words, saying that while Donegal may be of concern today, another county will be tomorrow.
“We have particular concerns about Louth, Waterford and Donegal in particular.
“In Donegal, more than one in three cases are in people between the ages of 15 and 24. There are a lot of outbreaks in the family and in the extended family, so it is really important that in the counties that I have listed, but Donegal in particular, people heed advice and cut down on their social contacts.
“But it is Donegal today and it will be another county tomorrow and another county the next day,” he added.
“I implore people across the country not to wait until they hear a warning from this table and to cut back on their social contacts now.”
Dr. Glynn also said that it is clear that the country has entered a second wave of coronavirus.
“For several weeks I have been clear that we are moving towards the second chapter, it is a particularly difficult time for the country because everyone is fed up and tired of this at this stage and the idea of having to gradually implement restrictions, measures, decrease our social contacts are downright horrible for people. “
He said that people have “choices” to make on an individual level.
“We have choices to make now. We either make, relatively speaking, difficult decisions individually now or we make difficult decisions socially in the weeks and months ahead.
“It is vital that in the coming weeks, days and weeks, people across the country reduce their social contacts,” added Dr. Glynn.
“I would say that people in all counties should be concerned, but not in the perspective of what Nphet might say. The measures that Nphet recommended at one point are to protect people, ”he said, adding that“ the last thing ”Nphet wants to do is recommend ending people’s livelihoods.
He spoke when the Health Department confirmed that there have been two new deaths and 234 more cases of coronavirus in Ireland.
The 14-day incidence of the virus in Dublin on Monday had fallen to 136.9 per 100,000 compared to 138 per 100,000 on Sunday, indicating that the spread may be slowing in the capital.
There have now been a total of 1,794 coronavirus-related deaths in Ireland and 33,675 confirmed cases in Ireland.
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