It is said that a week is a long time in politics. Well, the same can be said about coronavirus too. Around 10 days ago, things were looking quite positive with the Covid-19 trends and then something happened to cause a rise in the key metrics.
It has prompted experts and Government to consider 'a go, no go' decision on lifting most of the remaining restrictions from 22 October.
It has been billed as something like a ‘freedom day’. However, full freedom may have to wait just a bit longer. After RTÉ News broke the story on Wednesday, that the Senior Officials Group on Covid-19 had met and heard significant concerns about the turn of events, the reality of what was coming began to be absorbed over the following hours by various ministers.