More than 1.8m Covid certificates are to be issued in the next 10 days in a move to accelerate the reopening of indoor dining. Initially, indoor dining was due to reopen yesterday, July 5, but was postponed amid concerns about rising case numbers of the Delta variant of Covid-19. Yesterday alone, some 365 new cases of the virus were reported, with senior health officials confirming that some 70% of all new cases are the Delta variant. A memo for the reopening of indoor hospitality is due at Cabinet next week, the Irish Examiner understands. “We’re going to get everyone vaccinated, back dining, able to socialise, it will just take a bit of time,” he said.

Source: Irish Examiner July 06, 2021 05:30 UTC