Mask mandate is being kept under review 'on a daily and a weekly basis' - Donnelly.
The Government will not be moving to a mask mandate based on the current public health advice.waiting on trolleys across the country.More than 700 patients were in hospital with COVID-19, and another 700 hospitalised with flu.
Minister Donnelly will update the Cabinet later on Wednesday and will meet with the HSE senior team on Friday."We have this perfect storm of RSV, the flu and COVID obviously - as well as all of the normal pressures.Flu infections"The advice I have from the Chief Medical Officer is the modelling is difficult in terms of being accurate," he said.
"However what I can tell you is the HSE's view today when I met them was that this is likely to get worse, we are likely to see more pressure.Health Minister Stephen Donnelly says he’s not considering reintroducing a mask mandate in public settings. The measure was called for by the INMO, which recorded a record high number of people waiting on trolleys across the country.
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