Some coronavirus restrictions ‘could be lifted in a couple of weeks’

The chairman of the HSE’s expert advisory group on Covid-19 said “real-time” testing and contact tracing systems would need to be in place.

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Some restrictions on movement in Ireland could be lifted within a couple of weeks, a health service adviser has said.

Cillian De Gascun, chairman of the HSE’s expert advisory group on Covid-19, said “real-time” testing and contact tracing systems would need to be in place before any relaxation of the lockdown could happen.