It has been one of the most bruising weeks in the coronavirus crisis leaving people dazed and confused. There was the timebomb of grim projections from NPHET, who also lit the touch-fuse with the recommendation that indoor hospitality opening be conditional on a vaccine passport for patrons.
It all served to expose the severe tensions between the Government and NPHET - and raised big questions about who knew what and when about the shock plans.
The 13-page NPHET letter setting out the detail of its advice only arrived to Government a relatively short time before the Cabinet Covid-19 Sub-Committee meeting last Monday night, although the CMO had provided a verbal post-NPHET briefing on what had emerged.