Covid-19: Cork city and county could be on two different restriction levels

The rate of Covid-19 in Cork is "rising fast" with one in five cases now linked to pubs and restaurants. Picture: Andy Gibson

Acting Chief Medical Officer, Dr Ronan Glynn, has not ruled out introducing Level Three lockdown restrictions on Cork city while leaving county areas at Level Two. 

Dr Glynn has raised the prospect of Cork becoming the first county operating at two different levels of coronavirus restrictions.