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Medical Director Dr. Tony Holohan has said that too many people with Covid-19 symptoms or who are waiting for a test do not isolate themselves.
r Holohan tweeted along with a video of health tips on how to isolate yourself. He said: “There are too many stories of people with symptoms / waiting for tests and not self-isolating, also contacts that do not restrict movements.
“Get the word out and make sure we all know what to do if we’ve contracted Covid-19 or have symptoms of Covid-19.”
Dr. Holohan stated that self-isolation means that people must stay indoors and avoid contact with other people within the home, including older people.
People were advised to clean their room every day with disinfectant and not to receive visitors, not to attend work, school or public areas.
“Even if you feel fine, you need to isolate yourself for 10 days,” he said. “Self-isolation means staying indoors completely and avoiding contact with other people, including those with whom you live.
“Avoid contact with anyone, especially older people …”
“I know it will be a challenge for you to isolate yourself for 10 days, but these actions will help prevent the spread of Covid-19.”
This comes as 939 new cases of Covid-19 have emerged and three more people have died, but Dublin has recorded the ninth lowest incidence rate in two weeks nationally, showing that the first Tier 3 results may be having an effect.
As of 2:00 p.m. today, 341 Covid-19 patients have been hospitalized, 38 of them are in the ICU, and there have been 16 additional hospitalizations in the last 24 hours.
Of the cases reported today: 262 in Dublin, 96 in Cork, 61 in Meath, 53 in Galway, 51 in Donegal and the remaining 413 cases in all the remaining counties.
Today, Cavan recorded the highest incidence rate of the virus in two weeks, with 967.5 cases per 100,000 cases, compared to an average of 309.0 per 100,000 for the entire country.
Co Meath had the second highest incidence rate at 667.0 per 100,000. Sligo posted the third highest with 442.5.
However, there seemed to be some positive signs for Dublin, ranked Tier 3 ahead of the rest of the country last month.
The capital registered the ninth lowest incidence rate in the country, with 258.1 cases per 100,000 in the last two weeks.
However, Donegal, which was also placed in Tier 3 early, had the eighth highest incidence rate in two weeks despite the measures, at 329.8 cases per 100,000.
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