The National Public Health Emergency Team is recommending the highest possible controls, Level 5, and for the next four weeks. The Level 5 restrictions advice comes in a letter from the national public health emergency team, after a weekend that saw almost 1,000 new infections. The upward statistical creep effectively now pits the Government against the CMO in a possible crisis for the Cabinet in its consideration of public health advice. Tipperary TD Mattie McGrath slammed NPHET recommendations that the entire country should be moved to level 5. “We want the public to support the public health messaging, but the Government must also play its part fully.

Source: Irish Independent October 04, 2020 17:04 UTC