Reopening of schools not a signal to return to workplace, warns Dr Glynn
People are now free to travel within their home county or a 20km radius of their address and meet one other household in an outdoor public place.
People are now free to travel within their home county or a 20km radius of their address and meet one other household in an outdoor public place.
Mon, 12 Apr, 2021 - 07:39
Michelle McGlynn
Ireland s top public health doctor has urged people not to take the return to school as a signal to return to the workplace .
Acting Chief Medical Officer Dr Ronan Glynn said there are many reasons for hope with the lowest daily number of new Covid-19 infections since before Christmas yesterday.
Up to 20,000 construction workers will return to work on residential, early-learning and childcare sites around the country today as Covid-19 restrictions ease.
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People walking on the seafront at Clontarf in Dublin last month.
Image: Sasko Lazarov
Image: Sasko Lazarov
SOME COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS around travel, schools and outdoor meetings will be loosened from today.
All students will return to classrooms, people can travel within their county borders or 20km from their home across county borders, and two households can meet outdoors in a public place.
Here’s a closer look at the restrictions being eased from today.
Travel
Up until now, people have been restricted to travelling within 5km of their homes for non-essential reasons. There were exceptions in place for reasons like work and education.
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