The Irish Government announced this Friday that Almost all restrictions due to the pandemic will end this Saturday, which puts an end to the closure of nightlife, the curfew of bars and restaurants and the measures of social distance.
minus the mask
In addition, limitations on gatherings will be lifted in homes, although it will continue to be required the use of masks in the Commerce, schools and in the transport public until February 28, as decided today by the Dublin Executive, a coalition between centrists, Christian Democrats and Greens.
In accordance with the plan for the gradual reopening of society, hotels, gyms and movie theaters or theaters will not have to ask for the covid digital certificate, although this “passport” is maintained for international travel.
Vaccination and health system, the heroes
After examining the recommendations of the National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET), the Government also gives the green light to the organization without capacity limit of indoor and outdoor sporting events, the centrist Prime Minister Micheál Martin declared today.
“Today is a good day. NPHET counseling has confirmed that we have overcome the omicron wave, thanks to our health system and a leading vaccination campaign around the world”, highlighted the Irish leader.
Since last December 20, after the appearance of the omicron variant of the coronavirus, the authorities introduced new control measures, among which stand out the closure of nightclubs and a curfew set at 8:00 p.m. for the entire hotel industry, a key sector for the Irish economy.
Then, the Government also recommended a return to teleworking, but offices and other workplaces will begin to reinstate employees in a staggered manner starting Monday.
This week, the director of the National Health Service (HSE), Paul Reid, already declared himself “moderately optimistic” regarding the possibility that the peak of the current wave of covid-19 has been overcome.
For this reason, the Irish deputy prime minister, Leo Varadkar, advanced that the Government may be “less cautious” when removing restrictions, after verifying that the impact of the wave of covid caused by omicron It hasn’t been worse than a “bad seasonal flu.”
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Infection figures
The National Health Service (HSE) reported this Thursday that 6,597 new infections were recorded through PCR tests, while those of antigens sent to the HSE website added 4,564 more.