Ireland's government has been advised to introduce the highest level of Covid-19 restrictions across the country in a bid to halt the spread of the virus. The National Public Health Emergency Team recommended that all 26 counties be elevated to level five restrictions for the next four weeks, effectively taking them back into full lockdown. A move to level five would mean a return to the strictest level of measures similar to lockdown earlier this year. The move coincides with the head of health protection at the Public Health Agency in Northern Ireland warning that a circuit-breaker lockdown there was 'almost inevitable' if Covid-19 cases continue to increase. Instead he believed Dublin and Donegal could avoid moving to level four restrictions if people follow Covid-19 public health guidelines.

Source: Daily Mail October 04, 2020 22:04 UTC