€3bn fund to stop coronavirus crisis ‘unlike anything in living memory’

The acting Government has announced a €3bn package to tackle the spread of Covid-19, warning that, if worst-case predictions come true, then the outbreak will be like nothing we have experienced in living memory.

€3bn fund to stop coronavirus crisis ‘unlike anything in living memory’
Tue, 10 Mar, 2020 - 06:00
Juno McEnroe

Additional reporting: Neil Michael, and Conall Ó Fátharta

The acting Government has announced a €3bn package to tackle the spread of Covid-19, warning that, if worst-case predictions come true, then the outbreak will be like nothing we have experienced in living memory.

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