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How Do The Department Of Health Come Up With Their Modelling Figures And Forecasts?

Last week, The Department of Health forecasted 1,800 to 2,200 cases a day and 80 to 100 deaths ...

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09.23 21 Oct 2020


How Do The Department Of Health Come Up With Their Modelling Figures And Forecasts?


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09.23 21 Oct 2020


Last week, The Department of Health forecasted 1,800 to 2,200 cases a day and 80 to 100 deaths by the end of this month, if new restrictions don’t have an effect on the spread of the virus. So where do these figures come from? The man behind the numbers joined us on the show Professor Philip Nolan, chair of the NPHET Irish Epidemiological Modelling Advisory Group.

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