There have actually been no further deaths related to Covid-19 and 10 brand-new cases, according to figures launched by the National Public Health Emergency Situation Group (NPHET) on Sunday.
There have now been an overall of 1,753 Covid -19 related deaths in the State and there have actually been 25,760 validated cases.
In a declaration acting chief medical officer Dr Ronan Glynn advised individuals to stay vigilant and said the pripority was reopening of schools and health facilities.
“All it would take for Covid-19 to restore a foothold in our communities is complacency. As the pandemic accelerates around the world, we should stay alert here in Ireland. Every day, in our private actions, we have the power to limit the spread of this virus. Our top priority going forward has to be the reopening of schools and resumption of non-Covid-19 healthcare services,” he stated.
Figures are being carefully watched among policy-makers. On Sunday the Minister for Agriculture stated the Government is not scared to make tough calls to prioritise public health as Ireland continues to emerge from lockdown.
Dara Calleary said pushing back the resuming date for all pubs demonstrated that ministers would not baulk at taking unpopular decisions in order to suppress Covid-19
Mr Calleary’s remarks came ahead of a week when the Federal government will publish its green list for safe travel and reveal a financial stimulus plan focused on supporting businesses and workers worst struck by the pandemic.
The freshly formed union, and in particular newly designated education minister Norma Foley, are also facing heightening calls to offer clearness on plans for schools reopening at the end of August.
Mr Calleary, who replaced Barry Cowen as agriculture minister recently following his sacking, stated public health would be at the heart of all the Government’s factors to consider. “We made the tough get in touch with the bars throughout the week,” he told RTE’s The Week In Politics.
” We have revealed as a government that we will make difficult calls, we’re not going to advance the (recovery) roadmap unless it’s safe to do so. “It may be popular to do so, but unless it’s safe and unless public health stands we can refrain from doing so.”
The July stimulus package, which is due to be released on Tuesday or Wednesday, is set to consist of a series of measures to improve the economy. It is expected to deliver extensions to the wage aid plan and the waiver on business rates. Restart grants for service are likely to be provided, as are low interest loan choices. “We have to secure the economy,” Mr Calleary said. “We need to protect those that create jobs. And, yes, there’s a lot of sectors taking a specific hit and I would hope to see them getting a focus in this stimulus package as well.
” However we have shown today that we will make the tough choices in relation to public health and that we will secure public health and public health will be at the heart of any choices in the coming weeks.”
Reacting to calls from school leaders for detail on the prepared restart of classroom knowing, Mr Calleary firmly insisted “substantial work” was ongoing. He said ensuring the safe reopening of schools in the fall was the Federal government’s “top top priority”.
There were no Covid-19 figures from Northern Ireland on Sunday as it no longer updates its coronavirus statistics at weekends. – Additional reporting PA
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