Letter to the Editor: Country does not work as a giant hospital

If science had its way the lockdown would extend indefinitely until there was a vaccine or a treatment for Covid-19. But the political reality is that treating the country as if it were a giant hospital won’t work in the long term.
Letter to the Editor: Country does not work as a giant hospital
Thu, 30 Apr, 2020 - 01:00

HSE CEO Paul Reid, Minister for Health Simon Harris TD and Taoiseach Leo Varadkar TD, with staff members as the Taoiseach visits the COVID-19 Community Assessment Hub in DCU Collins Avenue. (Leon Farrell/Photocall Ireland/PA Wire)
HSE CEO Paul Reid, Minister for Health Simon Harris TD and Taoiseach Leo Varadkar TD, with staff members as the Taoiseach visits the COVID-19 Community Assessment Hub in DCU Collins Avenue. (Leon Farrell/Photocall Ireland/PA Wire)

If science had its way the lockdown would extend indefinitely until there was a vaccine or a treatment for Covid-19. But the political reality is that treating the country as if it were a giant hospital won’t work in the long term.

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