{"id":144392,"date":"2020-12-30T22:38:00","date_gmt":"2020-12-30T19:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/ireland-extends-strict-lockdown-to-jan-31-as-covid-19-cases-rise\/"},"modified":"2020-12-30T22:38:00","modified_gmt":"2020-12-30T19:38:00","slug":"ireland-extends-strict-lockdown-to-jan-31-as-covid-19-cases-rise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/ireland-extends-strict-lockdown-to-jan-31-as-covid-19-cases-rise\/","title":{"rendered":"#\n  Ireland extends strict lockdown to Jan. 31 as COVID-19 cases rise"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3cacaf729b1\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3cacaf729b1\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/ireland-extends-strict-lockdown-to-jan-31-as-covid-19-cases-rise\/#Ciara_Linnane\" >Ciara Linnane<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#<br \/>\n  Ireland extends strict lockdown to Jan. 31 as COVID-19 cases rise<br \/>\n<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"article__subhead\" itemprop=\"alternativeHeadline\">\n<\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"column column--full article__content\">\n<div id=\"js-article__body\" class=\"article__body article-wrap at16-col16 barrons-article-wrap\" itemprop=\"articleBody\" data-sbid=\"WP-MKTW-0000114510\">\n<div class=\"barrons-article-ad-wrapper\">\n<div data-track=\"barrons-article-ad-wrap\" class=\"barrons-article-ad sticky_item\">\n<div class=\"barrons-main-article-ad-target sticky_target body_ad\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>       The Irish government has announced that schools will remain closed until Jan. 11 and the rest of the country will remain under Level 5 restrictions until Jan. 31.<\/p>\n<p> Miche\u00e1l Martin, the Irish taoiseach, or prime minister, unveiled the measures in a televised address.<\/p>\n<div class=\"paywall\">\n       Level 5 restrictions mean that all nonessential retail will be closed, individuals are not allowed to <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">travel<\/a> further than 5 kilometers (3 miles) from their homes and household visits will be banned, unless they are to provide care. The measures will come into effect at midnight, a day before New Year\u2019s Eve celebrations.<\/p>\n<p>The measures were agreed at an emergency cabinet meeting that came after Ireland suffered its highest number of new cases in a one-day period since the start of the outbreak, with 1,718 new infections, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.ie\/en\/news\/7e0924-latest-updates-on-covid-19-coronavirus\/#the-latest-news-as-of-530pm-on-wednesday-30-december\" class=\"icon none\">according to the Irish Department of Health. <\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>See now:<\/strong>  European countries and Canada ban travel from U.K. amid highly infectious COVID-19 strain <\/p>\n<p>There were 13 deaths in the last 24 hours, boosting the country\u2019s total death toll to 2,226. There have been 90,157 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland, or 45.6 per 100,000 people.  As of 2 p.m. on Wednesday, there were 455 patients in Irish  hospitals, 37 of whom were in an intensive-care units. Ireland has a population of 4.9 million, according to Eurostat. <\/p>\n<p>Ireland had already imposed a restriction allowing no more than two families to mingle in one household until Dec. 31. Health officials are concerned that cases will overwhelm hospitals, which are seeing their highest levels of occupancy since May. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Read also: <\/strong> \u2018A toxic scandal\u2019: Ireland becomes a test case on how NOT to battle COVID-19 <\/p>\n<p>The new variant of COVID-19 that is sweeping across the U.K. has been detected in Ireland and is spreading at an unimaginable rate, said Martin. <\/p>\n<p>Like many European countries, Ireland seemed to have success in containing the spread of the virus earlier this year, but has seen cases spike again as winter weather arrived. Ireland has mandated face masks on public transport, in shops and shopping centers, and in some other indoor settings, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www2.hse.ie\/conditions\/coronavirus\/face-coverings-masks-and-covid-19\/when-to-wear.html#not-wear\" class=\"icon none\">according to the HSE health service. <\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"cx-membership-tile\"><\/div>\n<p>But it has not implemented the kind of strict mandate that has helped other, mostly Asian, countries avoid community transmission. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Read on:<\/strong>  \u2018Lives could have been saved\u2019: Ireland says people must wear masks in stores to stop COVID-19 \u2014 why did it take so long? <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"byline article__byline\">\n<p>      <span>By<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"author  hasMenu\" data-scrim='{\"type\":\"author\",\"header\":\"Ciara Linnane\",\"subhead\":\"The Wall Street Journal\",\"list\":[]}' itemscope itemprop=\"author\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Person\">\n<h4 itemprop=\"name\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Ciara_Linnane\"><\/span>Ciara Linnane<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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