Prognosis
Ireland Braces for Third Lockdown to Avoid ‘Unimaginable’ Spread
- Non-essential stores to close, travel limits reimposed
- School reopening delayed as widespread vaccination awaited
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Ireland will enter lockdown for a third time, as the coronavirus spread threatens to reach what health authorities describe as “unimaginable” levels.
The government will close non-essential stores, further limit travel and delay school reopening, Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin said in an televised national address. Gyms, golf courses and tennis clubs will also close. The measures will last for at least one month, as a new strain of the virus proves more dangerous than earlier waves.