The Prime Minister said moving to level five could have “severe implications”, including the risk of losing hundreds of thousands of jobs…Reports Asian Lite News
Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin urged citizens to “act now” in order to prevent an “immediate comprehensive lockdown”. The country was readying for level three Covid-19 restrictions which will come into force from Wednesday.
“If we all act now we can stop the need to go further, with introducing level four and five restrictions,” Martin was saying in his address on Monday night.
The Prime Minister said moving to level five could have “severe implications”, including the risk of losing hundreds of thousands of jobs.
The challenge for his government “at this stage” was to be as “effective and proportionate as possible” in how it deals with the pandemic, he added.
London, Sept. 15, 2020 (Xinhua) — People sit on the lawn at Potters Fields Park in front of Tower Bridge in London, Britain, on Sept. 14, 2020. In order to curb the rise in coronavirus cases, tough new limits on social gatherings came into force in Britain on Monday, meaning that in most regions, it is now illegal for groups of more than six to meet up. The “rule of six” kicked off at midnight across England, Wales and Scotland in the latest push to curb the recent surge in coronavirus infections. (Photo by Tim Ireland/Xinhua/IANS)
Under the level three restriction, tighter limitations will be enforced on gatherings and people will be advised to work from home unless absolutely necessary.
It will also require sporting fixtures to take place behind closed doors, with only professional or elite sporting activities permitted.
Martin added that the restrictions will be reviewed in three weeks’ time.
Meanwhile, the Donegal and Dublin counties were already placed under level three restrictions in recent weeks, the BBC reported.
On Monday, Ireland reported were 518 new coronavirus cases, with no deaths.
The country’s overall caseload currently stands at 38,549 with a total of 1,810 fatalities.
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