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Parties and social gatherings could be limited to “only members of a household” under the more severe restrictions outlined in the draft ‘living with Covid-19’ plan, the Irish Examiner may reveal.
The new plan, which will be released next week, will have five tiers of restrictions, with the most severe tier bringing Ireland back to full lockdown.
Under the most severe constraints, or level 5, people in an affected lockdown area will be ordered to ‘stay home’ and exercise within a 5 km travel limit, similar to what operated in the early parts of the national blockade.
At level 1, where there would be few cases of Covid-19 in the community, gatherings in private homes of no more than 10 visitors from three homes will be allowed.
But it is clear that at Level 5, such social gatherings could consist of a “home of your own only” in a house and garden and “no social / family gatherings … in any other setting.”
The details of the long-awaited nine-month ‘Living with Covid’ plan, which was revealed in a document called ‘Review of Public Health Measures’ ahead of launch next week.
The documents are understood to contain 19 separate titles on how the regulations would operate at different levels of restrictions.
These headings include ‘Social / Family Gatherings’; ‘Exercises and sporting events’ and ‘Religious services’.
Then, each title has the regulations that will be applied in each of the five levels distributed on the page.
For example, the plan states that at Level 3, religious services must move online and places of worship remain open for private prayer. ‘
In relation to ‘Bars, cafes and restaurants (including hotel restaurants / bars) and wet pubs, at’ Level 1 ‘, they can’ Open with protective measures; Maximum numbers in restaurants and cafes linked to establishment capacity; Open wet bars but with capacity limit and robust protection measures in place (to be determined).
At level 5, the document states that pubs can only offer “Take away food or home delivery only: closed wet pubs”.
A reduction in the number of social visitors to people’s homes in Dublin is understood to be a key recommendation of the National Public Health Emergency Team.
It may mean that only six visitors will be allowed, from two other households, rather than three other households.
The measures would be introduced for three weeks in Dublin if the government accepted them.
The government did not make a decision today regarding the possible introduction of restrictions in Dublin or Limerick in relation to family reunions.
Sources have said the plan is for the Cabinet to consider the NPHET advice next Tuesday in the context of the medium-term plan.
“There is no need for an immediate decision. The issues are under review and we are working to make a decision on Tuesday,” said a senior government source.
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