⁍ Ireland moves three counties on its open border with Northern Ireland to Level 4 of its five-step framework of COVID-19 constraints.


⁍ The new Irish measures mean all non-essential retail will be banned until Nov. 10 in the first counties to be moved to Level 4.


⁍ Martin said he wanted to continue to assess the impact of the recently imposed Level 3 curbs elsewhere for the next week.


– The swine flu outbreak has spread to a third country: Ireland. The Irish government has moved three counties on its open border with Northern Ireland to a level 4 of the country’s five-step framework of swine flu restrictions, and banned almost all visits to homes across the country, Reuters reports. British-run Northern Ireland announced the strictest curbs seen in the United Kingdom since early summer on Wednesday in response to a rapid rise in cases that neighboring Prime Minister Michael Martin of Ireland described as “hugely worrying.” The new Irish measures mean all non-essential retail will be banned until Nov. 10 in the first counties to be moved to Level 4.



Source: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-ireland/ireland-tightens-covid-19-curbs-in-counties-bordering-northern-ireland-idUSKBN26Z30X