To inform national efforts in response to COVID-19, HIQA develops evidence summaries and syntheses to answer specific policy questions and topics posed by the National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET).

Policy topic and review provided to NPHET on 13 January 2021

This evidence synthesis was used to address the following policy question:

In light of increased transmission of COVID-19 and the identification of new variants of concern, is the current Irish guidance in relation to public health measures in community settings and infection prevention and control measures in healthcare settings appropriate?