🔊The HSE CEO tells a Covid committee that our health services need the economy and society to remain open as a lockdown would have impacts on their services.
There's currently 23 patients in hospital with Covid-19, four in ICU and three are being ventilated.
There's currently 23 patients in hospital with Covid-19, four in ICU and three are being ventilated.
Dr. Colm Henry tells the Covid committee that child-to-child transmission of the virus is "relatively uncommon".
But he says it's inevitable there'll be cases and maybe even outbreaks, "but that'a a price we must pay in order to open schools again", citing the benefits for kids.
But he says it's inevitable there'll be cases and maybe even outbreaks, "but that'a a price we must pay in order to open schools again", citing the benefits for kids.
If a case is reported in a school, Dr. Colm Henry says it will be risk assessed.
They'll look at characteristics of the school, its infrastructure, the rates of community transmission, the number of serious illnesses in the school etc.
He says it's not a tick box exercise.
They'll look at characteristics of the school, its infrastructure, the rates of community transmission, the number of serious illnesses in the school etc.
He says it's not a tick box exercise.
HSE CEO Paul Reid confirms that there'll be engagement with private hospitals this Winter and heading into the new Year.
He says it'll be "In a very different way" than we saw during the height of the pandemic.
He says it'll be "In a very different way" than we saw during the height of the pandemic.
Serial testing began in meat plants on Friday.
Tests have been carried out in three in the last few days across three counties.
There's been 823 swabs in them so far.
Tests have been carried out in three in the last few days across three counties.
There's been 823 swabs in them so far.
Dr. Colm Henry says bowel and breast cancer screening services are due back at the end of September.
When asked if there's still an issue with people not coming to get tested, the HSE CEO says there's been "an improvement" on that.
HSE CEO Paul Reid says while we'd all expected a second wave, what's more likely is what we're living with now.
"Significant peaks, hopefully significant troughs [...] and some local"
He says health experts aren't planning around a second wave, they're figuring out how to adapt
"Significant peaks, hopefully significant troughs [...] and some local"
He says health experts aren't planning around a second wave, they're figuring out how to adapt
On testing:
If you get tested in an acute hospital setting, you should have your result in less than a day.
Outside of that, HSE CEO Paul Reid says it's 1.2 days from your swab to the lab result.
If you get tested in an acute hospital setting, you should have your result in less than a day.
Outside of that, HSE CEO Paul Reid says it's 1.2 days from your swab to the lab result.
On healthcare workers getting the flu vaccine:
HSE CEO Paul Reid says "it's not good to have, it's an absolute need"
Other countries are taking a legislative approach but he doesn't see that happening quick enough here.
Instead, we'll focus on a risk assessment approach.
HSE CEO Paul Reid says "it's not good to have, it's an absolute need"
Other countries are taking a legislative approach but he doesn't see that happening quick enough here.
Instead, we'll focus on a risk assessment approach.
.@MickBarryTD is now questioning HSE reps on Phil Hogan's interpretation of the public health measures.
Paul Reid says it wouldn't be appropriate for him to comment but says "our guidelines are very clear [..]the HPSC site is the go to site in terms of information"
Paul Reid says it wouldn't be appropriate for him to comment but says "our guidelines are very clear [..]the HPSC site is the go to site in terms of information"
When asked on Phil Hogan's interpretation of public health measures, Dr. Colm Henry says "the advice is clear in this regard".
He claims anyone coming from a non-Green List country should restrict their movements for 14 days irrespective of tests.
He claims anyone coming from a non-Green List country should restrict their movements for 14 days irrespective of tests.
In the past 14 days, 1,269 cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed.
The equivalent number for the same two weeks in July was 264.
The equivalent number for the same two weeks in July was 264.
There's a total of 160 people in Citywest, between healthcare workers and those self-isolating.
There's 100 people working full-time in contact tracing as of today.
HSE CEO Paul Reid says they're still very focused on procuring PPE and have orders in that should see us through to March.
He says there's stockpiles in two warehouses already.
He says there's stockpiles in two warehouses already.
