Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 21 July 2020

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response

Covid-19: Infection Rate among Healthcare Workers (Resumed)

Dr. Kevin Kelleher:

That is a very difficult question to answer. I think we were on the curve. I do not think we were behind it. We reacted very rapidly to what was happening. We had things in place throughout February and were strenuously trying to make sure we identified cases as quickly as possible. We did that at the end of February and we moved on through that process. It is clear that countries can be easily overwhelmed and one can still see that today. I do not think we have been overwhelmed in any way that is comparable to some other parts of the world. Some parts of the world may have done slightly better but even they are now having difficulties. It is difficult. It is my own personal belief that we reacted as well as we could have at the time. Of course one can do better. We know we could have done better when we look back with the knowledge of today, but we did not have that knowledge at that time.

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