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The National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET) has urged the public to keep their number of social contacts “low” this weekend, after 98 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed on Friday.
The new cases bring to 29,303 the total number of Covid-19 cases confirmed to date.
NPHET did not confirm any more deaths from Covid-19 on Friday. The total number of deaths to date is 1,777.
Of the recently confirmed cases, 66% were detected in people under the age of 45 and 42% were associated with outbreaks or were close contacts of a confirmed case. It was found that 10% of the cases (9) had spread by community transmission.
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Dublin had the highest number of new cases with 24, followed by Kildare (13), Kerry (8), Kilkenny, Limerick and Louth (6) and Tipperary (5), with the remaining 30 cases spread across 10 counties.
“As we head into another weekend, keep physical distance in mind at all times. Do not have more than six visitors in your house and keep 2 m between you. Open windows and keep rooms well ventilated if possible, ”said Dr. Ronan Glynn, Acting Medical Director of the Department of Health.
“It is important that we all keep our number of social contacts low as we focus on keeping our schools safe, continuing to resume health care services, and ultimately protecting the most vulnerable from Covid-19,” he added.
On the other hand, several doctors have called for an end to the publication of daily Covid-19 figures due to the levels of anxiety and stress they cause among the public.
GP Dr, based in Dublin
Maitiu
O’Tuathail recommended moving from daily briefings to a full weekly briefing.
“As a society, we need to get out of the emotional roller coaster that is the daily release of Covid figures. When high, they cause mass hysteria. When they are low, they cause a false tranquility. It leads to great anxiety and is of little benefit, ”he tweeted.
His comments echoed those of Newstalk radio host Dr. Ciara Kelly.
Meanwhile, Health Minister Stephen Donnelly attended a virtual meeting with EU health ministers on the procurement of Covid-19 vaccines.
Mir Donnelly said: “Ireland fully supports the goal of sourcing a broad portfolio of candidate vaccines that includes a range of different technological approaches, giving us the best chance of ensuring a safe and effective vaccine against Covid-19.”
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