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THE NATIONAL PUBLIC Health Emergency Team (NHPET) has met to discuss the likelihood of Ebola reaching Ireland.
The NHPET has said, as the European Centres for Disease Prevention and Control recently concluded that the risk of a case in the EU is low, the risk of transmission of Ebola in Ireland remains “very low”.
During yesterday’s meeting, the team was informed of the preparedness of Irish hospitals in dealing with Ebola, should they need to.
Hospitals regularly take part in training in relation to infectious diseases and this now includes specific information sessions on Ebola.
Relevant hospitals have appointed local Ebola co-ordinators to manage issues related to the virus and some have already practised dry runs for dealing with infected patients.
All acute hositals have been sent guidelines on the following subjects:
There have been about 9,000 cases of Ebola to date. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has reported 4,493 deaths.
WHO declared both Senegal and Nigeria to be Ebola free on Monday.
A New York-based doctor who recently returned from West Africa has become the fourth person in the US to test positive for the virus, while a Spanish nurse who was the first person to catch the virus outside of Africa has been cured.
Earlier this week, a woman who had displayed symptoms of the virus tested negative for Ebola at the Mater Hospital in Dublin.
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Pay the police a pittance and they won’t try an inch.
Interesting finding given the inquiry heard no evidence from the Police. It sounds like a typical British inquiry we’ve experienced many times in Ireland. It starts with an outcome and works it’s way backwards from there to find evidence that fits that outcome.
Do you mean the units that deliberately slowed down to delay their arrival at the scene thereby giving adequate time to the murderer to carry out Allahs will
Those are hate facts.
@George Roche: Yes, apparently. And any commentary on them or on how they might possibly be related to the Tunisian attacks would really be hate opinion.
Have you read the disclaimer about bias in their results, I’d say not given your blind faith as displayed in your post citing them
And as for your claim the journal banned someone you know (most likely another of your on line identities I’m guessing) for a comment: I’d say you’ve gone the “full Trump” there, by banned you actually mean the moderator deleted a comment ? Big difference!
@Boganity: You’d be wrong on all counts.
Why is a low paid Tunisian police officer going to risk himself to protect wealthy tourists ?
Because it’s his job
@Mrs M: Poorly paid police around the world protect richer people than themselves every day amd always have done. Not everything is all about money.
It is if your a policeman in country that doesn’t provide an income to your family if you get killed on the job.
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