Local lockdowns may be used if there are spikes of Covid-19 cases or localised concerns around the Indian variant of the disease, Tánaiste Leo Varadkar has said. “Local lockdowns to local restrictions are a policy option, they’re there in the government’s plan. He warned that something similar could happen next weekend, which is a bank holiday weekend, if the weather is good. We are encouraging people to get outdoors, and it’s much safer to be outdoors than indoors. “The course we are taking in the view of Nphet and the CMO is a low to moderate risk.

Source: The Irish Times May 30, 2021 12:33 UTC