Coronavirus should be let spread amongst people below 60 in a controlled way, the Dáil’s Covid-19 committee has been told. Addressing the committee on Wednesday morning, Dr Johan Giesecke has said his country’s “soft lockdown” worked because the country trusted its people. Dr Giesecke said “people are not stupid” and will respond if told how to protect themselves. Dr Giesecke said Covid-19 constituted a threat to democracy in many countries with some politicians acquiring extra powers that they might not relinquish. A further 334 confirmed cases of Covid-19 were reported on Tuesday night to the Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC), 174 of them in Dublin.

Source: The Irish Times September 23, 2020 01:36 UTC