“It is too early to say” if the two metre social distancing rule rule for workplaces will be reconsidered, the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform has said. “In the world of work, a lot of young people have not yet been in their offices after being recruited last year. Separately Mr Reid said had been a really tough year so it was important to see that progress was being made. Mr Reid said the HSE’s focus would continue to be on three aspects - the vaccination programme; testing and tracing and public health measures. The majority of people were adhering to public health measures, but there was always a risk and the numbers could change very quickly as had happened in Limerick.

Source: The Irish Times June 09, 2021 09:39 UTC