12-21-2021, 04:01 AM
Irish hospitality restrictions come into force
Tighter restrictions aimed at curbing the spread of the Omicron variant have come into force in the Republic of Ireland.
The number of players on SLOTXO site can give us confidence that we will not be cheated. Of course, there must be absolutely no popular players.
From Monday, hospitality and cultural venues including pubs, restaurants, cinemas and theatres must close by 20:00.
The measures will stay in place until at least 30 January.
Ireland's chief medical officer Dr Tony Holohan said the measures are critical to protecting public health.
Speaking on RTÉ's Morning Ireland, he said the restrictions will "help to cut" social contact and virus transmission.
He said the measures need the public to be "both understanding and buying in not just the letter but the spirit of what these guidelines mean".
"Of course at Christmas time family, friends and close friends are important to us and we need to each confine our engagements as much as possible to those small groups of people, and that we don't meet up with multiple groups of people over the time period of Christmas".
Dr Holohan said if the public comply with the new restrictions "we believe we can have a significant impact on the transmission of this virus".
Over the weekend, he said that the Omicron variant is now the dominant Covid-19 variant in the Republic of Ireland.
Tighter restrictions aimed at curbing the spread of the Omicron variant have come into force in the Republic of Ireland.
The number of players on SLOTXO site can give us confidence that we will not be cheated. Of course, there must be absolutely no popular players.
From Monday, hospitality and cultural venues including pubs, restaurants, cinemas and theatres must close by 20:00.
The measures will stay in place until at least 30 January.
Ireland's chief medical officer Dr Tony Holohan said the measures are critical to protecting public health.
Speaking on RTÉ's Morning Ireland, he said the restrictions will "help to cut" social contact and virus transmission.
He said the measures need the public to be "both understanding and buying in not just the letter but the spirit of what these guidelines mean".
"Of course at Christmas time family, friends and close friends are important to us and we need to each confine our engagements as much as possible to those small groups of people, and that we don't meet up with multiple groups of people over the time period of Christmas".
Dr Holohan said if the public comply with the new restrictions "we believe we can have a significant impact on the transmission of this virus".
Over the weekend, he said that the Omicron variant is now the dominant Covid-19 variant in the Republic of Ireland.