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# December Countdown
# December Countdown
CMO Dr Tony Holohan says the 'responsible thing' is not to plan Christmas parties
- Holohan says there is potential for at least 200,000 December cases but that these are preventable.
- The CMO added that 20 out of every 1,000 cases end up in hospital, so reducing them is key.
- Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney said the government will assess the impact of new measures in the coming weeks