The easing of coronavirus restrictions next month will be extremely limited, Tanaiste Leo Varadkar said. He expected schools to be reopened in a phased manner and predicted assessments would be taken every two to three weeks. The Fine Gael leader told colleagues at Wednesday’s parliamentary party meeting that all those 85 and over would be vaccinated over coming weeks. Mr Varadkar said the administration of the vaccine is entirely dependent on the supply and expected one million doses each month in April, May and June. The party leader told the meeting that a two-island strategy would make sense but would require all five jurisdictions to be in line with each other.

Source: Irish Independent February 17, 2021 21:37 UTC