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The COVID-19 pandemic in Ireland: An overview of the health service and economic policy responseHealth Policy and Technology, 9
04 Keogh article.qxp_Admin 69-1 22/02/2021 15:03 Page 49 Administration, vol. 69, no. 1 (2021), pp. 49–63 doi: 10.2478/admin-2021-0004 Fiona Keogh Centre for Economic and Social Research on Dementia, NUI Galway, Ireland Covid-19 As in every other sector of society, the Covid-19 pandemic dominated the health landscape in 2020. The first confirmed case in Ireland was identified on 29 February 2020 and the first death related to Covid-19 in Ireland occurred on 11 March 2020. On the same day, the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared that the global outbreak of Covid-19 had become a pandemic. Government response In response to Covid-19 reports from China and Italy, the government had already been preparing for the arrival of coronavirus in Ireland. The National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET) and the Health Service Executive’s (HSE) National Crisis Management Team for Covid-19 were convened and commenced their work at the end of January, within days of confirmation of Europe’s first cases in France. NPHET is a long-standing structure and is the mechanism for coordinating the health sector response to significant public health emergencies. NPHET for Covid-19 was established on 27 January in the Department of Health, chaired by the Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Dr
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