(ANSA) - LONDON, NOVEMBER 16 - The anti Covid curfew is back in the republic of Ireland where the government approved on Thursday evening the restoration of the compulsory early closure of pubs, restaurants, night clubs no later than 11.30 pm;
further reviving the generalized recommendation to work from home for all those who are able to do it.
The announcement was made by the prime minister of Dublin, Micheál Martin, on the sidelines of an ad hoc cabinet meeting.
Among the new measures - introduced for now for 4 weeks, subject to extensions and compared by some media to a new "semilockdown" - there are also stricter rules on precautionary isolation (5 days) in case of contact with infected people and on the use of the mask , as well as the low-cost offer of antigen tests and the extension of the third 'booster' dose of vaccines to all over 50s. or gyms).
In recent weeks, Ireland has experienced a surge in record contagions in relation to its population, in the wake of the neighboring United Kingdom (where the wave has also suffered a partial slowdown), despite the fact that it has always maintained restrictions and cautions (for example on the masks) more stringent than the British ones.
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