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Up to five levels of Covid-19 restrictions will be applied throughout the country according to the new plans that the Government is finalizing.
The cabinet subcommittee on Covid-19 met today to discuss Covid’s medium-term strategy, to be released next week.
He also considered new advice from the National Public Health Emergency Team, which met this morning.
It is understood that the Government will not make a decision on NPHET’s recommendations until Tuesday’s cabinet meeting.
The general plan will be published on Tuesday and will establish a “coexistence with Covid” plan for at least six months.
The medium-term plan is expected to establish a system of applying grades one to five in parts of the country, along with an overall national grade.
One would be normal, while five would be the most severe level, with the most severe restrictions applied, including a possible lockdown.
It would clearly set out the restrictions that would apply at each level for social gatherings, sports, travel and religious services.
There would be an overall national rating, along with ratings by county or by area or region.
The key criterion for determining the grades would be the 14-day incidence rate of Covid-19 cases per 100,000 people, as well as the number of hospital admissions with the disease and admissions to the ICU.
The reopening of international travel will also be a key part of the plan and the government is likely to opt for the new system of European Commission color-coded countries and regions.
That proposal would calibrate the zones as green, amber, or red based on Covid-19 rates along with a gray status if there isn’t enough information.
Travelers returning from green countries would not have to quarantine themselves.
The coordinated EU plan would result in a color-coded map of Europe that is updated weekly.
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