Covid 19 Part XXXV-956,720 ROI (5,952 deaths) 452,946 NI (3,002 deaths) (08/01) Read OP

Holahan doesn't have a say in what Donnelly or the government do.

If they want to relax all the restrictions by Christmas, then they will.

You'd wonder what goes on in the backround. Maybe they dont speak to each other at all . Anyway will be funny to see big Tonys reaction when the roadmap is released and he is no longer needed.

So you admit, only some restrictions will be removed in the next 5 months, some of them before christmas. Not all of them, just some undefined number of them.

Whoop de **** do. You seriously call that worthy of praise?

"Hey honey, I might stop beating you in the next 5 months, isn't that great news!!!"

Another 5 months, that you so casually throw another 5 months away speaks to your own PTSD, or more likely to how little they actually affect your life.

Journalists are trying to draw Holohan into teasing his official advice to government, which he's obviously not going to do.

It's a running joke of course that Holohan is famously downbeat. Even so, on the basis of those tweets he's considerably less pessimistic than one would expect.

Between Nolan and Holohan, the gist of what I see from those tweets and the RTE reports, is that NPHET's advice will consistent of not recommending the reopening of higher-risk indoor environments (like nightclubs) until the vaccination programme has progressed further into the younger population. So 6-8 weeks - early-mid October.

There's no suggest that they will recommend tighter restrictions, it sounds like they're relatively comfortable with where we are; we can manage the caseload that is to come, even with the expected ease up in restrictions.

@bucketybuck wrote:

No, that's not what my post says at all. It says all restrictions will be removed in the next five months. It's right there. Plain English: "Restrictions will definitely be removed, over the next five months."

In all seriousness, is English not your first language, or do you actually not bother reading posts before jumping to respond?

Holohan just said he could see a situation where they would continue to advise mask wearing on public transport and in healthcare settings . That’s absolutely fine . That would mean masks aren’t mandatory in most settings . Reporter put it to him that he would likely not advise any easing of restrictions the next 4-6 weeks but he basically replied by saying any changes in restrictions would initially be for those who were fully vaccinated . After his initial somber finger wagging start to press conference if you read through the lines it’s actually quite encouraging from him

He also said he’d hope all sectors would be open well before Christmas . Maybe I’m being naive here but I’m much more hopeful having watched this press conference.

@CMOIreland

says, adding that another 4-6 weeks of vaccination, reaching as many under 40s as possible, is critical.

Every week is so critical now!

This is not an unusual situation, even in Delta times. Know someone who was positive and all the family and friends got tested. All were negative even the family at home.

The electric picnic organisers must be pissed....

Is contact tracing still happening?

I look on the app and the covid tracker numbers have barely moved. I'm wondering if that's too so with the hack or are they not bothering with it anymore.

You hear of the pingdemic in the UK but nothing like that seems to be happening here?

It's the government, through the cabinet, that make the decisions regarding restrictions.

NPHET are not privy to those discussions.

The government also take advice from a lot of other sources. It doesn't mean these sources have a say in the decision making.

Government have, on many occasions gone against publicly stated advice from NPHET.