Chief medical officer Dr Tony Holohan who has been on leave since July is expected to return to his post in the Department of Health on Monday. Dr Holohan won the admiration of the nation for the way he steered the country through the first wave of the pandemic. Since his absence acting chief medical officer Dr Ronan Glynn took over the duties. Dr Glynn said last night people should think like we were back at the end of February again – before the pandemic took off and changed our lives. The return of Dr Holohan is expected to see greater pressure for strict restrictive measures to be imposed before a county’s virus spread escalates.

Source: Irish Independent October 01, 2020 11:09 UTC