At least 6 cases of Covid-19 related to worldwide travel were determined in Ireland this week.
At today’s Government briefing on the pandemic, the Assistant Secretary at the Department of the Taoiseach stated now is not the time for complacency.
Liz Canavan stated the guidance to avoid all non-essential travel abroad stays.
Senior public health authorities, consisting of Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan, have actually strongly advised those thinking about carrying out non-essential overseas travel not to do so.
Ms Canavan added that it is essential to remember that early cases of the infection were associated with international travel and the danger now is a brand-new imported case spreading out in the neighborhood.
Ms Canavan said the Federal government understands that the concern of foreign travel is causing unpredictability, but it is devoted to settling its plan on safe global travel quickly.
Ms Canavan said we have come a long way and ” we do not want to go back”.
” Complacency is our greatest enemy now,” says Liz Canavan, Department of the Taoiseach during Govt briefing on Covid-19 pandemic pic.twitter.com/N7vIgzVyMf
— RTÉ News (@rtenews) July 1, 2020
She said while the more easing of limitations under Phase 3 means that more people are moving, which is an excellent relief to those wishing to reunite with family and friends, failure to following public health guidance increases the danger of the virus spreading.
She said Covid-19 has not altered and there have been some stressing patterns, including an increased number of cases amongst young people.
Liz Canavan: “Covid-19 has not changed, it’s the exact same transmittable illness it was at the start of all of this … It is still the illness that is most unsafe for older people and those of any age with underlying health conditions.” pic.twitter.com/vF07 mP4K5W
— RTÉ News (@rtenews) July 1, 2020
Ms Canavan stated a current CSO study, which discovered 60%of individuals stated they were extremely compliant with standards compared to 80%in April, is a concern.
For Covid-19, the World Health Organization states that information to date recommends that 80%of infections are moderate or asymptomatic; 15%are severe infection, needing oxygen and 5%are vital, needing ventilation.
A GP has attracted individuals to report Covid-19 signs to their doctor as quickly as possible and for their member of the family to self-isolate, after a client with traditional signs for the previous 2 days contacted his center.
Dr Shane Corr, who is based in Co Monaghan, said he was concerned by the delay in the client reporting the signs and that 2 relative had actually gone to work when they too could be in the early phases of infection.
Dr Corr stated that unless close contacts of suspected cases stay at home there is a chance the infection will spread out.
He stated the majority of test results return within 24 hours.
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