ISL Video: Full list of #COVID19 restrictions
26th March 2020
Cormac Leonard’s ISL translation on the full list of #COVID19 restrictions which was announced on Tuesday, 24/3/2020
- All theatres, clubs, gyms/leisure centres, hairdressers, betting shops, marts, markets, casinos, bingo halls, libraries and other similar outlets are to close;
- All hotels to limit occupancy to essential non-social and non-tourist reasons;
- All non-essential retail outlets are to close to members of the public and all other retail outlets are to implement social distancing;
- All cafes and restaurants are to limit supply to take-away food or delivery and implement social distancing measures in respect of queuing;
- All sporting events are to be cancelled, including those behind closed doors;
- All playgrounds and holiday/caravan parks are to close;
- All places of worship are to restrict numbers entering at any one time to ensure adequate social distancing;
- Significantly raise the amount of money available on cashless card transactions;
- All organised social indoor or outdoor events of any size are not to take place;
- Social distancing, in as far as is practicable, is to be ensured between the clients/patients in confined settings, such as:
- long-term care facilities, either for the elderly or persons with special needs;
- psychiatric institutions;
- homeless shelters;
- prisons
- Measures applicable to public transport include:
- cleaning schedules on public transport are to be improved;
- people should not use public transport unless it is absolutely necessary;
- transport companies are to apply social distancing measures and limit the numbers permitted on public transport at any one time
- Gardai are to increase interventions where venues/outlets are not in compliance with, or where groups of people are not adhering to recommended social distancing measures;
- All household contacts of a suspect case (i.e. a person who is awaiting a test or test result) should restrict movements util the test is reported negative or for 14 days, whichever is shorter);
- Individuals should work from home unless workplaces attendance is essential;
- Social gatherings of individuals outdoors should be no more than four persons, unless all are from the same household;
- All non-essential indoor visits to other persons’ homes should be avoided;
- All crowded places, including public amenities, should be avoided;
- All scheduled cruise ship travel to cease
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