In a speech delivered yesterday, An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said that progression through the five three-week phases is “not guaranteed” however, and will depend on whether the outbreak is contained.
The law will not expire until March 2021, with Health Minister Magnus Heunicke wholeheartedly welcoming the legislation.
“Their query was specific to whether airports and ports in Ireland would remain open, and they have, as per Government statements,” the spokesman said.
Expressing concern that the case might be delayed, Mr Waters said the case was “one of the most important in our history.”
Over 3 million people have now been confirmed as carriers of the virus, with at least 210,000 fatalities since the outbreak.
The dawn of mandatory vaccinations does seem to be upon us, but before that happens, perhaps we should take pause and ask: are we really willing to give up so much freedom from state-intrusion over a disease that appears to be as misunderstood as it is over-hyped?
“Anything that would go against World Health Organization recommendations would be a violation of our policy.” – YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki.
The slip-up came as the Wicklow TD was answering a question about whether a vaccine would be found to end the outbreak of Covid-19.
Speaking to supporters afterwards in the Round Hall of the Four Courts, Mr Waters said old people were being left to die in care homes around the country because of the Minister for Health’s lockdown, and that they would go to European courts if necessary to “overturn this appalling legislation.”
The coverage given to Trump is by design of course, as journalists the world-over try to dig his grave ahead of November’s election, but the dereliction of duty in holding our own political class to account is inexcusable.
Doctors in Boston have expressed shock after 146 homeless people from a city shelter tested positive for Covid-19, despite none of the group showing any symptoms of the disease.
The guidelines appear to ignore the Government’s Ethical Framework for Decision Making in a Pandemic, which warn hospitals not to exclude elderly people from treatment on the basis of age.