Comparing Covid-19 with ‘flu “doesn’t stand up in scientific terms”
“Neither should be taken lightly.” Acting Chief Medical Officer Dr. Ronan Glynn has dismissed comparisons between Covid-19 and the ‘flu, saying that stating that the two illnesses are comparable “simply doesn’t stand up in scientific terms”. Ireland has seen an upswing in cases of the virus in recent weeks, with Dublin and Donegal both placed […]
5 years ago
Over half of Irish workers are experiencing an increase in anxiety since working from home
“Working from home and working from home during the Coronavirus are two separate things.” The Covid-19 crisis and current government restrictions has meant that many of us have found ourselves working everyday from our kitchen table. New research from LinkedIn found that 56% of Irish workers said they felt more anxious or stressed about work than […]
6 years ago
Covid-19 “extinguished” in the community, but acute phase could last for “years”
The committee met for two hours this morning. Dr Tony Holohan has told the Oireachtas Special Committee on Covid-19 Response that Ireland has effectively extinguished the virus from the community in general, but Jim Breslin has also warned Ireland could be in the acute stage of the virus “for years”. Chief Medical Officer Dr Holohan […]
6 years ago
“Nobody feels safe here.” Cahersiveen Direct Provision resident on Covid-19 outbreak
“We don’t want to climb on top of the trees so that the government can know that we are really serious and we want to be moved.” A resident at the Direct Provision centre in Kerry struck by an outbreak of Covid-19 claims no one was tested before multiple centres were moved to one location in the south of […]
6 years ago
People urged to keep following measures after rise in public movement
“It will take very little for us to lose the good work that has been done” Dr Tony Holohan, the Chief Medical Officer, has tonight called for continued vigilance around the physical distancing measures in place in Ireland. It comes as anecdotal experiences of people seeing increased movement of people in the country was verified […]
6 years ago
“How people are acting now is how people with CF live every single day.”
“This is nothing new to us.” Meet Gary Bailey, the 32-year-old sales manager who, at three-months-old, was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis. Gary is an ambassador for Cystic Fibrosis Ireland, who recently had to cancel their annual collections fundraiser, 65 Roses. Before the current Covid-19 crisis, Gary and others who suffer with cystic fibrosis practiced good […]
6 years ago