Matt Shanahan (Waterford, Independent) | Oireachtas source

As Dr. Nabarro says, Ireland is following a similar trajectory to other countries. In terms of the influenza season, which will probably kick in any time from October on, has Dr. Nabarro any thoughts about whether humidity increases the risk of aerosolisation or the pathogen remaining aerosolised for longer and whether that increases the risk of transmission?

In terms of the profiling of people who are affected by Covid-19, if we get a resurgence of disease, ideally, we do not want to close down. There are significant sectors of the population, children, for instance, and probably fit adults aged between 20 and 40 years of age, who, while not unaffected, do not have other underlying illnesses and will largely bounce back quickly from Covid. Is it possible to profile the population and, let us say, look at segmented cocooning or otherwise so that the economy does not have to close?