Covid-19: 2km travel limit does NOT apply to food shopping

People have been advised that the 2km travel limit announced by the Taoiseach Leo Varadkar last night applies only to physical exercise.

People have been advised that the 2km travel limit announced by the Taoiseach Leo Varadkar last night does not apply to shopping for food, going to the pharmacy or the doctor.

At a hastily arranged press conference last night the Taoiseach said the drastic measures contained in the two-week total lockdown were necessary to try and combat Covid-19.