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No red line number at which COVID restrictions will be reintroduced - Health Minister

The Health Minister Stephen Donnelly says there's no red line number at which the Government will reintroduce COVID-19 restrictions. However, Stephen Donnelly has warned elective surgeries may have to be cancelled if ICU numbers continue to increase. He confirmed the vaccine booster campaign for over-60s will begin next week, while vaccinated close contacts of confirmed cases are being sent antigen tests from today. Minister Donellly was speaking amid the continued surge in new COVID-19 cases and hospitalisations. Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan has said there are no plans for another lockdown, but extra restrictions can't be completely taken off the table. Minister Donnelly told The Pat Kenny Show the Government doesn't have a trigger point in mind for when more measures might be needed. He said: "I can tell you the modelling is quite sobering. "As of this morning, we're at 101 people in ICU. "If we continue on the current trajectory, the modelling suggests we could reach 150-200 in ICU - again, the vast majority of those will be the small number of people who are unvaccinated." He acknowledged current case numbers are high and the country's in a "tough spot", but the level of vaccine uptake is the reason why the Government has been able to proceed with reopening plans. He said: "This is why it’s so important there’s full compliance across the [hospitality] sector. “The absolutely clear understanding is the only people going into a bar, restaurant or nightclub are those that are fully vaccinated.” In the meantime, he said officials have "got to keep engaging" with the 7% of the adult populations who've said no to vaccines so far.