Tánaiste Leo Varadkar has said he expects the National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET) to make further recommendations tomorrow around managing social contacts and decreasing social mixing. | More: https://t.co/9NFuaN0u3T pic.twitter.com/WS51jgp3SH
— RTÉ News (@rtenews) December 15, 2021
This afternoon.
Close contacts of confirmed Covid-19 cases may have to restrict their movements and stay at home over Christmas, under new measures to be considered by NPHET when it meets.
Currently people do not have to restrict their movements if they are a non-household close contact and are fully vaccinated.
Further NPHET recommendations expected – Varadkar (RTÉ)
Meanwhile..
Dr Mary Favier, Covid advisor for the Irish College of General Practitioners, says people who test positive for Covid-19 from tomorrow will have to self-isolate on Christmas Day.
This morning.
Via RTÉ News:
Dr Mary Favier, Covid advisor for the Irish College of General Practitioners, said that the whole population has to face Covid-19 again and there is likely to be a very big surge as a result of the Omicron variant.
Speaking on RTÉ’s Morning Ireland, Dr Favier said the anticipated volume of cases resulting from the highly infectious variant will present difficulties, even though the variant appears to cause less serious illnesses.
“People should remember that if they have a Covid-positive test tomorrow they are now in self-isolation on Christmas Day,” she said.
“So it’s our personal behaviors in the next few days that will make a difference to how we manage Christmas and how we manage the next surge.”
Christmas in isolation for Covid cases from tomorrow (RTÉ)
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