Simon Harris: Ireland has 'very narrow window' to get Covid-19 under control

Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris: "We the Irish people have a choice really because we are at a crossroads, this could go one of either two ways and we have to now make sure we do not go back to where we were in March or April. Picture: Leah Farrell/Rollingnews.ie

There is now a "very very narrow window" to bring Covid-19 under control and people must take swift, decisive and very difficult actions, Minister Simon Harris has warned.

It comes as Dubliners have been asked not to leave the county and to only have six people from one other household visit under level three restrictions that came into force over the weekend.