Taoiseach Leo Varadkar with Luke O’Donnell and chief executive of the Irish Cancer Society Averil Power at the launch of Daffodil Day last year
This afternoon.
The Irish Cancer Society announced:
“The Irish Cancer Society has taken the decision today to cancel all Daffodil Day street collections and events that were scheduled for March 27th,” Averil Power, CEO has said today.
“We have made this decision to protect the health and wellbeing of our patients, volunteers and supporters.
“We also want to focus all our energies on providing cancer patients and their families with the information, advice and support they need at this time” Ms Power concluded.
Irish Cancer Society cancels Daffodil Day street collections and events (Irish Cancer Society)
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It’s the right call, and a relief to see Ireland is taking this more seriously. According to the John Hopkins University Coronavirus Resource Centre https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/map.html, the death rate in Italy is now over 5%.
Despite its foreboding data, I do like that site a lot.
Leo heard someone say; “We need a co-ordinated response”.
At least he is wearing the right colours
Blue for blueshirts
Yellow but that has nothing to do with daffodils