Dr Tony Holohan, Chief Medical Officer
It’s amazing how many people idolised @CMOIreland and slated the Government for disagreeing with him but are now demanding that the same Government ignore his public health advice on masks. At least be honest and say “we demand the Government ignore public health advice” #COVID
— Kieran Cuddihy (@kierancuddihy) March 31, 2022
Um.
Last night.
Anyone?
Meanwhile…
The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) and the Irish Association for Emergency Medicine (IAEM) called on Dr Tony Holohan to reintroduce certain public health measures, such as the wearing of masks and working from home, until the current wave of COVID-19 subsides.
In a letter, the CMO was told that the circumstances facing frontline workers are ‘incredibly dangerous and inhumane for many’.
Both organisations called on the CMO to issue ‘clear advice’ to the Government. The letter said: ‘Wearing masks and working from home will assist. We accept that, of themselves, these measures will not end the spread, but they will lessen the burden of infection, reduce cross-infection and may help ameliorate the intolerable pressure on our hospitals. Mandating these measures is now, in our shared view, a matter of urgency.’
Health staff’s ‘urgent’ appeal to Holohan for COVID restrictions (Extra.ie)