# Ronan Glynn

Taoiseach says he's ‘not entirely comfortable’ with children wearing masks in school

The recommendation was made by public health officials last week.

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# winter infections

Government position 'hasn't changed' despite Ronan Glynn's call for home working 'where possible'

The Deputy Chief Medical Officer suggested people should “work from home where possible this autumn and winter”.

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# Interview

Ronan Glynn: Public health doctors battling 'avalanche of conspiracy theory and misinformation'

The Deputy Chief Medical Officer sat down with The Journal to discuss false claims around Covid-19.

The Deputy Chief Medical Officer outlines what actions he has taken since March 2020, Cónal Thomas reports.

Glynn says it is critical to act preemptively when false claims are made online.

He cautious against speaking with certainty in uncertain times.

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Aug 7th 2021, 12:05 AM

Officials advise holidays abroad only after vaccination as travel-related cases rise sharply

Public health doctors are reporting an increasing number of cases in people who travelled abroad before full immunity kicked in.

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Jul 23rd 2021, 10:20 AM

# Threats

Covid denier is a 'person of interest' in Holohan and Glynn phone harassment investigation

Senator John McGahon said Facebook has “spiralled out of control”.

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Jul 21st 2021, 7:00 PM

Unsolicited calls to Holohan and Glynn are 'appalling', says Donnelly

The chief medical officer and his deputy have received threatening phone calls recently.

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Jul 18th 2021, 1:27 PM

# Delta Variant

Public health bosses ‘concerned’ about impact of Delta variant in coming weeks

It comes as British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was forced to delay reopening plans by four weeks.

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Jun 14th 2021, 9:29 PM

NPHET set to move briefings to once a week from May as vaccines rolled out

Health officials are considering holding only one briefing a week from May.

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Apr 15th 2021, 6:45 AM

Coronavirus: No deaths and 320 new cases confirmed in Ireland

The latest figures were released in a statement today.

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# Travel

Talks to take place this week to find a compromise on mandatory hotel quarantine expansion

One idea on the table is expanding the role of quarantining at home.

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Apr 5th 2021, 12:58 PM

Coronavirus: Six deaths and 411 new cases confirmed in Ireland

The latest figures were confirmed by NPHET this afternoon.

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Mar 31st 2021, 3:16 PM

# warning

Covid cases could hit 2,000 a day in four weeks, NPHET told government ahead of reopening announcement

“Unfortunately, the significant ‘headroom’ that was available last summer when case counts were very low isn’t available now.”

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# Coronavirus

Ronan Glynn responds to criticism of viral clip: 'We know people are sick and tired of the same message'

Comments made about “doing more” at last night’s NPHET briefing have been criticised today.

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Mar 19th 2021, 6:55 PM

Coronavirus: No deaths and 437 new cases confirmed in Ireland

The latest figures were confirmed by the National Public Health Emergency Team this evening.

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Mar 8th 2021, 5:38 PM

# Explainer

Covid Placentitis: what we know about the condition that may have caused four stillbirths in Ireland

NPHET reported the possible cases of the condition last night.

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Mar 5th 2021, 4:58 PM

'Coming to the end of this period of the pandemic': The key points you need to know from tonight's NPHET briefing

Behavioural data about compliance and a continued decline in hospitalisations were among the topics discussed.

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Mar 1st 2021, 7:47 PM

# Coronavirus

Numbers in hospital lower than first wave peak as Ireland 'on track' for 200-400 cases a day by March

Under current projections, the number of Covid-19 patients in hospital will reach between 500 and 600 by the end of the month.

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Feb 17th 2021, 9:28 AM

# ICU

Number of people with Covid-19 in hospital continues to decrease

1,100 patients with Covid-19 are in Irish hospitals, including 173 in critical care.

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Feb 9th 2021, 9:14 AM

# Special Needs

Deputy CMO insists school closures should be 'last resort' only after criticism from special needs teachers

Talks are continuing with unions about the reopening of schools for students with special educational needs.

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Jan 18th 2021, 8:49 PM

# Coronavirus

Daily case numbers could increase to 7,000 in coming days, HSE CEO says

Case numbers are expected to exceed 6,000 this evening alone, Paul Reid said.

4,000 people were vaccinated in the first few days of rollout, the Health Minister has said.

HSE CEO Paul Reid said non-elective healthcare will be cut back.

Dr Ronan Glynn said people need to "act as if it's March 2020".

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Jan 4th 2021, 1:53 PM

# roll out

Ireland on the cusp of deploying two Covid-19 vaccines – Dr Ronan Glynn

Dr Glynn said three quarters of Irish people are likely to accept a Covid-19 vaccine.

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Dec 14th 2020, 7:17 AM

Public urged to socialise responsibly and keep contacts to a minimum this weekend

It is the first weekend since Ireland returned to Level 3 restrictions.

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Dec 5th 2020, 12:10 PM

Here's #Antiviral - a State campaign to emphasise 'the positive behaviours of the majority' of young people

The campaign aims to share how young people have been ‘living their best lives possible, within the restrictions’.

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Nov 30th 2020, 12:36 PM

Return of thousands of Irish people for Christmas could result in 'hundreds or thousands of cases' in January

Deputy CMO Dr Ronan Glynn said he thinks the majority of people will decide “it’s simply not worth it”.

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# cases rising

There are now 156 Covid-19 patients in hospital and 25 in ICU

Last Thursday, there were 122 hospitalisations and 20 people in ICU.

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Oct 7th 2020, 6:45 PM

# Tribute

Health Minister thanks Ronan Glynn for 'tireless effort' as acting CMO

Dr Tony Holohan is returning as chief medical officer tomorrow.

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Oct 4th 2020, 1:45 PM

# The data

One couple, 30 cases: Here's what the statistics tell us about where Ireland is right now with Covid-19

Examples of how socialising with a number of groups led to large outbreaks of Covid-19 were outlined last night.

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Oct 1st 2020, 1:13 PM

'The window for it not to be a national issue is closing': Worry as Covid-19 incidence rate rises nationwide

At a briefing this evening a number of examples were described where the virus was spread in social settings.

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Sep 30th 2020, 7:28 PM

# capital issues

Covid-19: Dr Ronan Glynn 'optimistic' about Dublin stabilising but 'no evidence yet' to move to Level 2

Glynn said the restrictions on Dublin would only be taking effect this week.

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# Galway

Authorities agree to work together to discourage repeat of 'disturbing' Galway scenes

Yesterday the Acting CMO said the number of cases in Galway has increased over the past week.

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Sep 29th 2020, 4:30 PM

Students encouraged to keep their social life 'safe, small and distant' in new campaign

The USI aims to make sure students stay up to date with public health guidelines.

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Sep 28th 2020, 6:30 AM

# outbreaks

How the new restrictions in Donegal are highlighting the lack of cross-border co-operation on Covid-19

The Level 3 restrictions in Donegal highlight the lack of on-the-ground co-operation along the border.

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Sep 25th 2020, 9:00 PM

Coronavirus: No deaths and 326 new cases confirmed in Ireland

Dr Ronan Glynn has asked people everywhere but “particularly in Donegal and Dublin” to pay attention to the public health advice.

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Sep 25th 2020, 5:41 PM

CMOs make joint appeal to stop 'all but necessary' cross-border travel

Ronan Glynn and Michael McBride also made a specific appeal to young people to reduce social contacts.

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Sep 25th 2020, 2:32 PM

# community transmission

Contact tracers to begin asking community transmission cases about visits to pubs and restaurants

Currently around one in four cases are identified as community transmission.

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Sep 23rd 2020, 9:19 PM

'An awful lot of young people might have to die' if we were to pursue herd immunity strategy, Prof Nolan says

Dr Ronan Glynn said this evening “it’s certainly not a strategy that will be adopted in this country”.

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Sep 23rd 2020, 7:49 PM

Coronavirus: One further death and 240 new cases - including 119 in Dublin

NPHET met today and has recommended the government implement further restrictions on those living in the capital.

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Sep 17th 2020, 5:40 PM

Coronavirus: Three further deaths and 357 new cases - including 218 in Dublin

There have been 1,787 Covid-19 related deaths in Ireland to date.

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