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# chief-medical-officer - Friday 22 May, 2020
Chief Medical Officer says large gatherings of people 'are exactly things we don't want to see'
Tony Holohan suggested that the weather this weekend might help people follow the public health rules.
# chief-medical-officer - Tuesday 19 May, 2020
HSE suspends practice of notifying some employers of Covid test results before informing employees
HSE Chief Executive Paul Reid said he was aware of one case where test results were shared with an employer.
Dr Tony Holohan: 'We have effectively extinguished the virus from the community'
Community transmission is ‘very, very low’ says the chief medical officer.
# chief-medical-officer - Monday 18 May, 2020
Coronavirus: 4 deaths and 88 new cases confirmed in Ireland
Health officials have provided an update on Ireland’s first day in Phase One.
Phase One: Here's what's allowed from today as Covid-19 restrictions eased
Hardware stores, garden centres and golf are all a possibility now.
# chief-medical-officer - Friday 15 May, 2020
Taoiseach advises public to wear face coverings on public transport and in retail stores
The use of face coverings will not be made a legal requirement.
# chief-medical-officer - Wednesday 13 May, 2020
NPHET to provide advice tomorrow to give government 'time to consider' easing restrictions
The team usually meets on a Friday but the CMO said the government will have a number of considerations to discuss.
# chief-medical-officer - Friday 8 May, 2020
Tony Holohan: We know that visitors did not bring the virus into nursing homes
The chief medical officer said that it was always a risk that healthcare staff could spread the virus.
# chief-medical-officer - Tuesday 5 May, 2020
'That's not the meeting I was at': Holohan denies tension with ministers over restrictions
Holohan said the questions he was asked by ministers last week were ‘reasonable and sensible’.
# chief-medical-officer - Friday 1 May, 2020
Coronavirus: 34 deaths and 221 new cases in Ireland confirmed
The Department of Health has provided an update on the outbreak in Ireland.
# chief-medical-officer - Wednesday 29 April, 2020
'I don't anticipate advice will change': Holohan says it's unlikely ease of restrictions will be announced this Friday
The chief medical officer told reporters this evening that NPHET’s advice to the government is unlikely to change.
# chief-medical-officer - Saturday 25 April, 2020
Who's calling the shots? - The role of Ireland's public health emergency team and its key players
The team was convened at the end of January this year to coordinate the country’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic.
# chief-medical-officer - Friday 24 April, 2020
Health officials to consider expanding testing criteria for Covid-19 again
The focus now is on residential facilities such as nursing homes.
# chief-medical-officer - Thursday 23 April, 2020
Coronavirus: 28 deaths and 936 new cases confirmed in Ireland
Health officials are giving an update this evening on the outbreak in Ireland.
# chief-medical-officer - Wednesday 22 April, 2020
Coronavirus: 49 deaths and 631 new cases confirmed in Ireland
Health officials have given an update this evening on the spread of the virus in Ireland.
# chief-medical-officer - Tuesday 21 April, 2020
CMO says it's 'perfectly appropriate' for GPs to conduct nursing home consultations over phone
Private nursing homes have reported they are struggling to get on-site visits from GPs.
Over half of people with Covid-19 in Ireland have recovered in the community
Tonight, the Chief Medical Officer shared new figures on those who have recovered in Ireland.
Coronavirus: 44 deaths and 388 new cases confirmed in Ireland
Health officials are providing an update this evening after the latest NPHET meeting.
# chief-medical-officer - Thursday 16 April, 2020
Coronavirus: 43 deaths and 629 new cases confirmed, plus 95 positive cases from March backlog
The latest figures were provided at a briefing at the Department of Health this evening
# chief-medical-officer - Thursday 2 April, 2020
Holohan urges people to seek help if they need it after seeing empty waiting rooms during his hospital admission
He said hospitals are not just for Covid-19 patients.
# chief-medical-officer - Monday 30 March, 2020
Coronavirus: 8 more deaths and 295 new cases in Ireland confirmed
Health officials released the latest figures this evening.
# chief-medical-officer - Wednesday 26 February, 2020
Chief Medical Officer: People returning from areas affected by coronavirus should 'self-isolate' if displaying symptoms
Dr Tony Holohan said that the HSE would be issuing guidelines about self-isolation.
# chief-medical-officer - Wednesday 21 November, 2018
Changes to vaginal surgeries as Minister praises women for 'making public their private suffering'
Irish women who have had these surgeries have reported complications like chronic pain, reduced mobility and recurrent infections.
# chief-medical-officer - Tuesday 18 September, 2018
Irish professor's research finds failure rate of some vaginal mesh treatments 'unacceptably high'
The use of these devices has been suspended in Ireland pending the results of a review by the Chief Medical Officer.
# chief-medical-officer - Sunday 22 April, 2018
Health Minister agrees to meet with women affected by vaginal mesh complications
There have been thousands of reports internationally of painful complications from women who have undergone these procedures.
# chief-medical-officer - Friday 10 October, 2014
"Adverse publicity" warning over fatal foetal abnormality terminations
The Master of the Rotunda says that a growing number of women who travel for terminations in such cases are returning home halfway through their procedures.
# chief-medical-officer - Friday 4 May, 2012
Implant removal cost will be met by clinics - Chief Medical Officer
Dr Tony Holohan told the Oireachtas yesterday that 138 PIP implants have ruptured as of mid-April.
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Poll: When it's sunny in Ireland - do you wear sunscreen?
IT’S ANOTHER DAY and the sun is shining yet again.
Met Éireann forecasts that this week will see temperatures reach as high as 27 degrees, with clear skies set to stay.
Before you head out to soak up some rays, do you make sure to protect your skin?
Among other measures, the Irish Cancer Society advises people to wear sunscreen in Ireland when they’re out and about between April and September.
But do you?
Today we want to know: When it’s sunny in Ireland – do you wear sunscreen?
Poll Results:
Yes, whenever it's sunny (2233)
Never in Ireland, only abroad (718)
I wear it every day, no matter the weather conditions (440)
I never wear sunscreen (214)
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Using all of our health service facilities has helped against Covid-19. Any change to that should be handled carefully
By Dr Ciarán Ó Riain
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