Localised lockdowns can eliminate Covid-19, report says

Professor Anthony Staines of DCU is calling for a green zone strategy to eliminate Covid-19 in Ireland. Picture: Denis Minihane.

Imposing restrictions on a county-by-county basis could eliminate Covid-19 from Ireland completely.

That is according to a new report from UCC, DCU, and the New England Complex Systems Institute in Massachusetts, which calls for Ireland to adopt a 'Green Zone' strategy to deal with Covid-19.