News - Tony Holohan
CMO says not enough evidence to promote use of antigen tests for foreign travel
Last week a Dail Committee heard that antigen test were reliable in the fight against Covid
Jun 16, 2021 13:23
CMO to appear at Oireachtas Committee next week
The issue of antigen testing was discussed by the Committee this week
Jun 11, 2021 17:54
CMO says Indian Covid variant is still a major concern
There continues to be concern that the Indian Covid variant could lead to a serious spike in cases because it appears to transmit very quickly
May 21, 2021 18:04
CMO urges people not to buy supermarket Covid test kits
Lidl started selling packets of the tests in its stores last week
May 10, 2021 17:32
CMO advises against non-essential domestic and international travel
Non-essential domestic and international travel should be "strongly discouraged", according to the European Union. It is proposing a more co-ordinated approach to travel
Jan 22, 2021 08:21
Tony Holohan to return as CMO next week
Dr Tony Holohan will return to his post as Chief Medical Officer next week. He had stepped back for family reasons in July, with Dr
Oct 1, 2020 13:19
CMO says worrying trend of new clusters as 24 new Irish Covid-19 cases confirmed
The chief medical officer says a 'worrying trend' of new clusters of Covid-19 is developing in Ireland. No new deaths linked to the virus
Jun 29, 2020 18:13Shannonside Newsletter
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