The Cabinet approves a new law that allows the government to require masks to be worn in certain situations.
His movement has been described as prophylactic and has not been assigned a setting to return the legally required facial cover.
However, this is the first significant move in the government’s response to Covid over the months, and it is time for an increase in the number of cases and hospitalization.
The Cabinet will be told that the burden on hospitals caused by the virus has “significantly increased” in recent weeks.
However, a senior government official said there was “no public health basis” for the mask to be returned and did not expect the law to be enacted soon.
“This is purely a precautionary measure, letting people know that we are still monitoring the situation and ready to take action,” sources said.
The Cabinet is reported to have drafted the Covid-19 Public Health Bill for Emergency by Health Minister Stephen Donnelly.
The bill was drafted in the Attorney General’s Office.
The Minister has also drafted a broader emergency Covid-19 bill, which he agreed to do at the Cabinet Subcommittee on the Covid Conference in February.
The Cabinet reports that the burden of acute care has increased significantly in recent weeks, from 167 on May 28 to 767 as of June 27.
The minister is also said to be increasing the number of new daily in hospitals.
They will also be 74 pc people hospitalized for Covid over 65 years old.
According to HSE data, 45 of the hospitalized patients received boosters, while 21 completed the primary vaccination course and 35 did not complete the primary vaccination course.
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