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Ireland is moving toward chapter two of dealing with Covid-19, according to Acting Medical Director Ronan Glynn.
He said that the government and the National Public Health Emergency Team are finalizing a coronavirus plan for the country that will take us over the next nine months.
Speaking at RTÉ’s Late Late Show
last night, he said the plan would be published in a few weeks.
“We are closing the first chapter of Covid-19 and now we are going to chapter two,” he said.
Dr Glynn said he was optimistic that non-food pubs could reopen before Christmas, but said it depended on schools reopening safely and the number of Covid-19 cases holding steady.
He said August was not the right time to reopen wet bars and places that see people congregating like at sporting events.
He said that “if the number of cases remains stable in the future, all pubs should be able to reopen eventually.”
The key for the next few weeks is for schools to stay open.
The current medical director praised the Irish people for having learned to live safely with Covid-19, and said the virus was still “under control here. It is the efforts of the Irish people that are keeping this, and have kept it under control. “. control”.
Mental health
He said there is a strong silent majority that has adhered to the measures from the beginning “which gives him great hope.”
However, he said there is no certainty about what will happen in the pandemic. Dr. Glynn urged people to get a flu shot during the coming winter and asked the public to continue to monitor the elderly.
He said he is also aware of the stress that the pandemic has had on people’s mental health and said:
“I am well aware of the impact on mental health and well-being that this pandemic has had on people across the country.
“We don’t want to see people isolated in their homes this winter, we need people to stay connected.”
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