Zero-COVID Island-Health and science experts outline strategies to prevent the second wave of Covid-19 in Ireland

Leading Irish and international experts on Covid-19 are looking for a new Covid-19 zero strategy, which they say will bring “huge benefits” to all of us.

Doctors and virologists issued a statement outlining steps to prevent the second wave of Covid-19
Inbox. Experts include Professor Sam McConkey at Trinity College Dublin and a New Zealand doctor whose virus has been cleared.

How do you think the experts have reached zero COVID?

• A strategic decision at the government level to deliberately drive towards Zero-COVID Island with the help of a comprehensive community.
• A green zone strategy that eases local regulations when the community is clean. You can return these areas to near normal conditions.
• In areas where the local community is persistently infected, the hygiene, social distances, and restrictions that have plagued us so far are patiently maintained and strengthened.
• Indoors in public spaces, outdoors in crowds, normalization and legal enforcement of wearing masks. This requires political and professional leadership.
• Case search, tracking, tracking, isolation, support, and contact closing.
• Appropriate pre-migration regulations and related isolation, supplementary serial pre-release serial testing. Establish a safe travel bridge to other countries or jurisdictions with similar Zero-COVID strategies to extend the shared green zone strategy through international cooperation.

“Eliminating SARS-CoV2 will bring immeasurable benefits to all of us. It opens our country and begins the recovery of our economy. As happened in other countries, Jobs and self-confidence are restored, school and childcare can be completely safely resumed, and regular sports, music, arts, healthcare and community events may be resumed.

“But now, the number of new cases of COVID19 is steadily increasing across Ireland. Especially among the youth who carry the virus quietly and are more likely to get infected. Now facing the impending second wave potential. A better alternative Zero COVID Island’s purpose is to reduce the COVID incidence to zero across the islands of Ireland, allowing safe opening of as much of society and the economy.

“There is a second wave of risk if we relax deregulation before arriving on the island of Zero COVID, as we see in Israel, Serbia, Australia and Japan. Unless we take swift and decisive action. , We pay a very heavy price and many people get sick.The second wave, whether from government policy or customer concerns, will extend the loss to 2021. , Many companies collapse because they bring a second drop in activity.

“Without an island of zero COVID, the best outcome we can expect is that the current situation will probably last for several years. Permanent and justified fear of COVID 19 risk destroys our society. It will destroy business and employment.There is no guarantee that an effective vaccine will be developed, but there is a reason for hope. Even if an effective vaccine is developed, it will take several years before it can be widely adopted. There is an amount”.

“Unless we take action, at best social distances slow down economic activity, keep our lives confused, and at worst double the number of infectious diseases. How much is this for Israel? It’s going to get serious. Instead, New Zealand chooses to control COVID19, zero it and bring it back.

“Zero COVID Island is the only viable exit strategy from the ongoing COVID 19 epidemic, which could otherwise last for years or indefinitely,” the statement concludes.

Signer (Ireland)

Dr. Claire Buckley, Senior Lecturer, School of Public Health, University College Cork, www.ucc.ie / en / publichealth / people / estaff / clairebuckley /

Professor Patrick Cunningham, Professor of Animal Genetics, Trinity College Dublin, former Irish Government Chief Science Advisor (2007 – 2012), www.tcd.ie / Genetics / people / epcnnghm /

Professor Patricia Kearney, Professor of Epidemiology, College of Public Health, Cork College University, http: //publish.ucc.ie/ researchprofiles / C010 / patriciakearney

Cork University College, Biology, Earth and Environmental Sciences and Institute, AXA Research Chair for Applied Pathogen Ecology, Professor Gerry Killeen http://research.ucc.ie/profiles/D026/gerard.killeen@ ucc.ie

Chairman of the Irish Infectious Diseases Society, Associate Professor of Royal Surgery Clinic and Professor of International Health and Tropical Medicine, Professor Sam McConkey, https://www.rcsi.com/people/profile/smcconkey

University of Dublin Trinity College Dublin Genetics Fellow Professor David McConnell, www.tcd.ie / chancellor / prochancellor / current / mcconnell.php

Dr. Maitiú Ó Tuathail, General Practitioner, Former Chairman, National Association of General Practitioners, www.linkedin.com/in/dr-maitiu-o-tuathail-a9a6691a3/? originalSubdomain = ie

Professor Ivan Perry, Professor of Public Health, College of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College Cork, http://research.ucc.ie/profiles/C010/iperry

Dr. Thomas Ryan, Associate Professor of Biochemistry and Immunology and Trinity College Institute
Neuroscience, Trinity College Dublin, www.tcd.ie / Biochemistry / research / ryan /

Professor Anthony Staines, Dublin City University School of Nursing, Professor of Psychotherapy and Community Medicine, Health Systems, https: //www.dcu.ie/snpch/people/anthony-staines.shtml

Signer (independent international expert)

Professor Gabriel Scarey, Professor Emeritus of Public Health, University of Bristol, UK, President of the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Royal Society of Medicine www.bristol.ac.uk/social- community-medicine / people / gabriel-j-scally /index.html

Martin McKee, Professor of European Public Health, London School of Hygiene, United Kingdom, https: //en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_McKee, www.lshtm.ac.uk /aboutus /people/mckee.martin

Professor of Public Health Michael Baker. He Kainga Oranga / Co-Director of the Housing and Health Research Program, School of Public Health, University of Otago (Wellington, New Zealand). Director of Health and Infectious Diseases Research Unit (HEIRU), https: //en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Michael_Baker_ (epidemiologist) www.otago.ac.nz/wellington/ departments / publichealth / staff / otago024831.html

Dr. Amanda Kvalsvig, Senior Researcher, School of Public Health, University of Otago (Wellington, New Zealand), www.otago.ac.nz / wellington / departments / publichealth / staff / otago024877.html