Dr. Tony Holohan:

I would not put it in those terms. On a purely public health basis, NPHET could tell the Government that the best thing to do would be to close all workplaces, close all airports, close everything. That would have a substantial effect. However, we have not made that advice available. We are constantly balancing what we believe is a proportionate assessment of what is an appropriate risk and a proportionate response to the level of transmission. Although we now have in place very significant recommendations, ones that are mandated by the Government, they are proportionate. One need only look across Europe. Many countries waited until much later than us. I am not being critical of any individual country. Based on their assessments-----