Dr Martin Feeley on why he thinks our Covid-19 approach is wrong

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Dr Martin Feeley on why he thinks our Covid-19 approach is wrong

Tánaiste Leo Varadkar had some scathing remarks for NPHET this week after the team led by Dr Tony Holohan recommended a nationwide move to level 5 restrictions. Well, Dr. Martin Feeley was an early critic of NPHET and the government’s Covid-19 response. He called the measures “draconian” just days before resigning from his post as Clinical Director of the Dublin Midlands Hospital Group. Dr Feeley joined us in studio earlier this week and we began by asking him why he decided to go public with his dissenting views. Listen and subscribe to Newstalk Breakfast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App. You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.

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Dr Martin Feeley on why he thinks our Covid-19 approach is wrong