Not the day to consider reopening pubs, insists Glynn

Dr Ronan Glynn, acting chief medical officer pictured this evening at a Covid-19 update press conference at the Department of Health. Picture: Colin Keegan, Collins Dublin

Pubs are to stay shut for at least another two weeks to allow health officials to track the impact of schools reopening has on the spread of Covid-19.

The decision has been described as the “death knell” for small pubs.