The Government appears set to come under pressure to ease Covid-19 restrictions on businesses and entertainment venues after a drop of more than 9,000 in daily Omicron cases in less than a week.
ptimistic signals that the current wave may be peaking emerged yesterday as daily cases fell to 17,065, down from last Saturday’s pandemic high of 26,122.
The National Public Health Emergency Team (Nphet) meets next Thursday and will consider the 8pm closure order for hospitality and indoor entertainment events .
However, deputy chief medical officer Dr Ronan Glynn warned yesterday that more time is needed to get a firmer grip on infection trends.
Taoiseach Micheál Martin said he hopes progress can be made and paid tribute to performers who have staged events earlier in the day.
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