The Chief Medical Officer admits that closing pubs and clubs at midnight won't have a significant impact on its own.
NPHET will meet again on Thursday, but says it will be too soon to assess whether recently introduced measures have worked.
Dr Tony Holohan tells @NTBreakfast that closing pubs and clubs at midnight won’t have significant impact on COVID cases on its ownbut sends “an important signal” to the public that we are in a serious situation with the virus
— Mairéad Cleary (@maireadcleary7) November 22, 2021
4,181 covid cases were confirmed here yesterday, while 682 people were in public hospitals last night - the highest since February 21st.
Dr Tony Holohan says closing hospitality at midnight sends "an important signal" to the public.
The NPHET boss says the move, along with the reintroduction of the work-from-home policy shows the public that this is "a serious situation with serious impact on public health".
He also said it highlights the impact of rising case numbers on the healthcare system.
