Professor Anthony Staines:

The restrictions on large events would look pretty much as they are now. If the case numbers were rising, NPHET might wish to reduce that number. I think the limit is currently 100 people indoors and 200 outdoors, or 50 indoors and 200 outdoors. I do not remember the exact numbers. That would not be substantially different from what we have now.

One of the things we know about this virus, both from the experience in our country and other countries, is that it seeks out the weak points in a society. In our case, it was nursing homes. As Professor Heneghan has pointed out, many of the deaths in Ireland occurred in nursing homes and in many cases the virus was brought into the home by staff members. It is very important that people have access to living conditions that allow them-----