The forecast is revealed in newly published minutes of the National Public Health Emergency Team’s (Nphet) October meeting where they recommended the six-week Level 5 lockdown. But in recent days that forecast has changed, as daily cases remain at over 400, and there are fears the situation could deteriorate. It went on to state that Nphet recommended Level 5 measures, subject to periodic review. Earlier minutes reveal that meetings with various youth groups were planned and that “influencers” would be considered to promote the need for anti-Covid measures, but they would be “unpaid”. The meeting agreed that a national approach was needed and the existing measures at Level 3 were not enough to suppress the disease.

Source: Irish Independent November 17, 2020 13:52 UTC