The bombshell letter that Dr Tony Holohan sent to Government asking for level five lockdown has been released this evening.
The Chief Medical Officer said that something needed to be done "NOW" to stop the spread of the virus.
The returning CMO said if current trends continue Ireland would see up to 2,300 cases per day by November 7.
That same modelling would see 43 people being admitted to hospital per day.
Dr Holohan said: "The NPHET believes that proactive and robust measures must now be taken such that very significant supression of the disease with a reproduction number well below 1.0 is achieved.
"It is therefore recommended that the Government apply Level 5 measures across the country from midnight Monday, October 5 for a period of four weeks.
"The details of these measures as provided for in the 'Resilience and Recovery 2020-2021:View the Plan for Living with Covid-19' are set out in the Appendix."
He adds: "A graduated approach would, ultimately, result in application of Level 5 measures as mitigation."
The letter continues that NPHET "appreciate how difficult it will be for everyone" but felt people could meet the challenge.
You can read the entire letter from Dr Tony Holohan right here.
