Dr Cillian De Gascun, chair of the COVID-19 Expert Advisory Group said the eligibility criteria should change from next week.
“We are still working through the residential care facilities and the long-term care facilities,” he said.
“So, that work is ongoing and that is what we have been using the spare capacity for over the last seven to 10 days.
“We believe that will take us through to next weekend and then we will be able to broaden out the case definition further. That is what we would anticipate.”
Say they are more a hindrance that a help.
Issue an advisory that people shouldn’t wear masks on HSE website as people couldn’t be trusted to wear/take them off properly.
Roll back on previous advise after seeing success in other countries and say we may advise the wearing of masks but not make it compulsory.
When there are enough masks available then they will start making them mandatory and there will be consequences for anyone not wearing one.
Independent publishes an article where a SF representative is flouting the new order.
Joe Duffy gets calls from several irate callers saying Brenda, Nuala and Marion were not wearing their masks down in Supervalu.
Government threathens the public to increase restrictions because people are complacent about the wearing of masks.
It becomes a trendy fad whereby people get personalised masks. Leo gets one with a “Mr Taoiseach” on it with the added bonus of it being reversible and a picture of Justin Trudeau on the other side.
