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The lockdown restrictions will likely last the first two months of the year, according to Tanaiste Leo Varadkar.
The Fine Gael leader says we should operate on the basis that the current restrictions will be in effect for the first two months of 2021.
This despite the fact that the government will reassess the situation on January 12.
Varadkar said the virus has spread very quickly in recent weeks, so he is not ruling out a more positive update in January.
But he says the safest thing is to assume we’ll be locked up for two months.
Varadkar says that the goal now must be to “delay” the spread of the virus, even if it is not possible to get the R number below 1.
This occurs in the context of a new strain of the virus that the Government fears has already affected our shores.
“On this current trajectory, we are likely to exceed 1k cases one day before Christmas and 2k before New Years,” Tanaiste said.
He added that it “may be necessary” to shut down non-essential retailers if there are problems around sales.
He says the government is relying on stores to help avoid large sales meetings in the coming week.
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