Call for 'swift, reactive and responsive' measures for people breaking Covid-19 guidelines

Prof. Paddy Mallon, Consultant in Infectious Diseases, St. Vincent’s University Hospital. Picture: Robbie Reynolds

Infectious diseases expert Professor Paddy Mallon has called for swift and reactive measures for people breaking Covid-19 guidelines on social distancing. There also needs to be a re-focus on the goals that need to be achieved to suppress the virus, he said.

Speaking on RTÉ radio’s Morning Ireland Prof. Mallon said it important to improve the level of engagement over a long period of time to maintain a clear focus. In Phase 1 the focus had been to crush the curve, so it was important that the next phase have clear goals and how to achieve them.