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Athlone Town Mayor, Cllr. Aengus O’Rourke, has lauded the work ethos of former Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Dr Tony Holohan, as he departed his post last week to care for his ill wife.

I hope you all, women and men, are feeling better after the opening of the hairdressing salons and the barber shops.

One of the first things we all heard about the Coronavirus was how those with underlying heart conditions had the worst outcomes. In the early days, as Dr Tony Holohan announced the daily death rate, he would make a special mention of the number of deaths with ‘pre-existing’ medical conditions. This messaging, together with probably the strongest public health messages of all time to ‘stay at home’ has struck fear in the hearts and minds of those living with or caring for those with heart and related conditions.

We seem to have passed the next test, in that last weekend we had the re-opening of the farmers’ markets, we had the opening of shops selling gardening stuff, electrical shops, car repair shops etc, all of which has added to the feeling that somehow we are battling through this coronavirus and that we are coming out of it.

As the nation makes vast progressive strides towards Monday, June 8, and the aspiration that Phase 2 on the Roadmap to Recovery will commence, the most recent numbers pertaining to confirmed COVID-19 cases within county Westmeath show a figure of 663 (as of midnight, May 24).

What is your idea of perfect happiness?

By Brian Mooney

Since we last spoke, we have all been living through this never-never land of coronavirus.

At the COVID-19 press conference last weekend, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, Minister for Health Simon Harris, and Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan, outlined new public health restrictions.

Athlone based Senator, Gab McFadden has emphasised the important role of communities in supporting their vulnerable neighbours over the coming weeks.