The fallout from the events of last weekend and the relationship between the Government and NPHET officials is back under the spotlight again this morning. That’s after the Chief Medical Officer says he spoke to the Health Minister both before and after NPHET met on Sunday.
Public health officials were criticised for their recommendation to move the country to level 5, a measure that was described as coming “out of the blue”.
The CMO says he and the Tanaiste Leo Varadkar have cleared the air after he said the recommendation had not been thought through and caught Government by surprise.
However, Dr Tony Holohan says he spoke to Minister Stephen Donnelly before NPHET met at 12pm.
