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NPHET to meet as speculation mounts that Friday’s restriction easing could be delayed

NHPET to meet as easing of restrictions could be eased

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09.35 18 Oct 2021


NPHET to meet as speculation mounts that Friday’s restriction easing could be delayed


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09.35 18 Oct 2021


NPHET will meet to today discuss the rising numbers of Covid cases with speculation mounting that the planned lifting of restrictions this Friday could be delayed.  It comes as the Department of Health confirmed another 1,380 cases of the virus while the number of people in hospital is 459, up 53 on Saturday. Paddy Mallon Infectious Disease physician at St Vincent’s Hospital and Professor of Microbial Diseases at UCD School of Medicine and Donall O’Keefe Chief Executive of the Licensed Vintners Association.

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