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At the government’s initiative, non-essential stores will be closed, travel opportunities will be further restricted, and the opening date of educational institutions will be postponed. The Prime Minister of Ireland, Micheal Martin, informed the people on television.
Sports clubs, golf courses and tennis courts will also be closed. The measures introduced will have a minimum validity of one month, as there is evidence that the new strain of the virus may pose a greater risk than previous waves.
“Since the spread of infection is much faster, the threat of congestion in the healthcare system is obvious,” Martin said.
The operation of bars, restaurants, as well as personal service companies such as hairdressers, has already been suspended after an escalation of the quarantine conditions in early December.
Like other European countries, Ireland is trying to prevent the uncontrolled spread of the virus and is awaiting vaccination. A record number of new infections has been recorded during Christmas, and the number of cases per 100,000 people has tripled in the last three months.
On Wednesday, 1.7 thousand people registered in Ireland. new cases of coronavirus infection.
“We must take immediate action if we want to avoid a crazy scenario with twice as many cases registered in 7-10 days as today,” said Philip Nolan, head of the emergency team.
The restrictions are almost the same as the curfew. Both private gatherings and gatherings in public places are prohibited from Thursday evening. Exceptions are only for weddings with up to six people and funerals with up to ten participants.
People can leave their homes only for work or other necessary purposes. Sports are allowed within a radius of five kilometers from the place of residence. The start of school classes after the Christmas holidays is postponed for three days until January 11.
Next month will be “very difficult for everyone,” Martin said. But there is hope for a vaccine.
“For the first time since this terrible disease has invaded our country, we can see the light at the end of the tunnel,” said the prime minister. He said he was sure that tens of thousands of people would be vaccinated in Ireland by the end of January.
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