Serious concerns raised at a meeting of the National Public Health Emergency Team could endanger plans to reopen the remainder of the State’s pubs on Monday. It is understood concerns were raised at the emergency team by multiple participants regarding the current trends in infection rates in the country, as well as uncertainty over how the virus will behave. There is significant concern among the team over how these trends could interact with an increase in congregated settings reopening. There are also ongoing concerns on the emergency team over the incidence of the virus linked to travel, which will play into the Government’s upcoming decisions on travel restrictions. There is also a requirement that employees advise their employer of travel abroad, which the department guidance states “is necessary for the protection of public health”.

Source: The Irish Times July 15, 2020 05:12 UTC