Country must 'find a new way of living' as cabinet set to extend Covid-19 controls

The country has been told must “find a new way of living” as severe restrictions on personal freedoms are to be extended beyond next Tuesday.
Country must 'find a new way of living' as cabinet set to extend Covid-19 controls
Minister for Health Simon Harris TD (left) and Taoiseach Leo Varadkar TD (centre) with staff members as the Taoiseach visits the COVID-19 Community Assessment Hub in DCU Collins Avenue. (Leon Farrell/Photocall Ireland/PA Wire)
Fri, 01 May, 2020 - 07:30
Daniel McConnell

Additional reporting by Aoife Moore and Eamon Quinn

The country has been told it must “find a new way of living” as severe restrictions on personal freedoms are to be extended beyond next Tuesday.

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