NPHET Must Make An Announcement About Kildare Restrictions



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It is understood that an announcement will be made later today regarding the lifting of restrictions in Kildare County following a recommendation from the National Public Health Emergency Team.

Nphet met this morning and considered measures that have been in place in the county for more than three weeks due to an increase in cases.

Residents were asked to stay within the county with limited exceptions, such as traveling for work.

Many cafes and restaurants had closed as they were only allowed to do takeout and delivery, as well as alfresco dining.

The additional restrictions were first imposed on August 7 in three counties: Kildare, Laois and Offaly.

Two weeks later, they rose for Laois and Offaly, but they were extended for another two weeks in Kildare due to continued high levels of Covid in the county.

At the time, the Minister of Health said that the additional measures had been working, but that more time was needed.


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Ireland’s incidence of Covid-19 cases per 100,000 people over the past 14 days is 30.6, according to the latest figures from the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control.

This is down from 31.2 yesterday.

Spain continues to top the list with 205.5, with 439,286 confirmed cases of the virus and 29,011 deaths, followed by Malta (94.6), France (88.7), Croatia (87.1) and Romania (84.1).

The Department of Health reported 42 new cases of Covid-19 in Ireland yesterday and there were no more deaths.

This was the lowest number of cases reported on a Sunday since July 26.

It brings the number of coronavirus-related deaths here to 1,777, with 28,760 confirmed cases.

At 8pm last night, there were 33 people in public hospitals with confirmed Covid-19 and 70 suspected cases.

Five patients with the virus were in the ICU and there were 14 suspected cases in the ICU.

Another 58 people tested positive for Covid-19 in Northern Ireland, the Department of Health said.

A total of 7,245 cases have been confirmed.

Today no new deaths were reported. The death toll in Northern Ireland remains at 560.

There are 17 confirmed Covid-19 patients in the hospital, with two in intensive care.

It occurs when 58 other people tested positive for Covid-19 in Northern Ireland. The Health Department said no new deaths were reported.

Meanwhile, the chairman of the Irish Medical Organization’s GP committee has said that the availability of non-Covid services is a major concern.

Speaking on RTÉ’s Morning Ireland, Dr. Denis McCauley said GPs spend much of their day trying to access hospital services for people who are really sick, some with cancer.

He said that some patients are in a lot of pain and others are developing disabilities.

Dr. McCauley said non-Covid services at the hospital are not at a level where he feels safe and comfortable with.

He said he was confident that people are entering surgeries with conditions that have been neglected for several months, but said “a new tightening point is developing” in relation to access to hospital to treat these diseases.



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