Dublin s Q102 By Kevin O Mahony
It s after a record 1,718 new cases of Covid-19 were reported yesterday with 13 deaths.
The Chief Medical Officer Dr. Tony Holohan says it s essential that everyone restricts their movements, and stays at home.
GP Advisor to the HSE, Dr Ray Walley says house parties will cause further people to get sick: Infections will occur in that party. Anybody who you invite to a party, there will be many there who are already infected and unfortunately they ll infect more. So if we consider that one infection with ten layers of infection causes up to 54,000 infections it is one of the most infectious viruses around.
Anybody who you invite to a party, there will be many there who are already infected and unfortunately they ll infect more. So if we consider that one infection with ten layers of infection causes up to 54,000 infections it is one of the most infectious viruses around. My advice is there is no congregating, no house parties. Any meeting or congregating has to be stopped now.
Meanwhile, Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan has told Newstalk s
Late Breakfast With Mark Cagney suggestions that the restrictions could last into March are a possibility. I can t rule that out, I couldn t rule that out - but at the moment, we have a four week opportunity.
Updated / Sunday, 27 Dec 2020
18:03
Dr Tony Holohan expects a large increase in cases being reported over the coming days (RollingNews.ie)
There have been 744 new cases of Covid-19 notified to the Department of Health, with four more deaths.
However, the Chief Medical Officer has warned the case numbers are likely to rise significantly in the coming days as fewer tests were carried out over Christmas Day and St Stephen s Day.
As of 8am, there were 324 patients in hospital, of which 26 were in ICU.
There have now been a total of 86,129 confirmed cases of the coronavirus, with the death toll now standing at 2,204.
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Coronavirus vaccinations will start across the EU on December 27th, 28th and 29th according to the President of the EU Commission President.
Ursula von der Leyen s tweeted that we protect our citizens together, we are stronger together .
The Europeans Medicines agency is due to meet next week to approve the use of the Pfizer vaccine.
Meanwhile the Tánaiste has confirmed the European Medicines Agency will meet on Monday to approve the Pfizer vaccine.
The first vaccinations in the Republic of Ireland will happen roughly a week after that.
Tánaiste Leo Varadkar confirmed the news in the Dáil this afternoon: