Ireland will end most of the COVID-19 health restrictions from Saturday, Prime Minister Micheal Martin announced on Friday.
Starting this Saturday at 6 GMT, outdoor places, including bars and restaurants will no longer be forced to close their doors at midnight, and the health pass will no longer be required to access nightclubs and other places of leisure.
Restrictions on home visits will be lifted, and employees will be able to begin a gradual return to their physical workplace starting from Monday.
The European country made this decision following a recent report that confirmed COVID-19 infections rates are decreasing as well as the noticeable improvement in the health situation, said Martin, adding, “the country was able to overcome the new Omicron variant surge, and therefore there is no need to keep up with most of the restrictions nationwide,” he explained.
However, the Prime Minister warned that no changes will be made to the measures currently in place on international travel, he stressed, further adding that wearing a mask will remain compulsory in transportations and shops at least until February 28, the date on which these measures will be reviewed.
Ireland is reporting 9,547 new infections on average each day, 42% of the peak — with the highest daily average reported on January 12, according to Reuters’ latest COVID Tracker, released this Saturday.
As for vaccination, the European country has administered at least 10,262,820 doses of COVID vaccines so far, almost 100% of the country’s population, according to the same source.
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