Ireland recently relaxed the corona rules for gastronomy. Clubs also reopened under certain conditions. Omikron is now nullifying these freedoms.
Dublin – The residents of Ireland have to adjust to stricter corona measures again due to the high number of corona cases and the new Omikron variant.
Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin announced on Friday in Dublin that clubs would have to close again for an initial month from December 7th and theaters or cinemas should only occupy half of their capacity. The risk of going into the Christmas season without stricter measures is “simply too high,” said the head of government, according to the Irish broadcaster RTÉ. He accepted the suggestions of his scientific advisors.
Renewed contact restrictions
There are again contact restrictions for private meetings at home: a maximum of members of four households are allowed to meet. Restaurants and pubs would still have to close at midnight, but they would also have to follow strict distance rules. Proof of immunity is required for fitness studios and restaurants.
The incidence, which Ireland only shows for a two-week period, was last at 1317 (as of November 29). The number of corona deaths has also recently increased significantly in the country with around five million inhabitants. dpa
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