Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 26 August 2020
Special Committee on Covid-19 Response
State Response to Recent Spike in Covid-19 Cases (Resumed)
Pearse Doherty (Donegal, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source
I appreciate that the whole point of this is to keep us safe and to keep the nation safe and I appreciate the work the witnesses are doing. I just want to get to the facts that the recommendations are based on. Cinemas can remain open but attending an outdoor event, whether it is 50 people or 70 people who are socially distanced, is not permitted. Is there any evidence that people had contracted the virus as a result of close contact with an infected person after attending a football match, a soccer match or any other sporting activity?
Is there much of an issue in that respect or is it just a case of being overly cautious?
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