Covid-19: No more than two households should meet as 470 more cases and one death are confirmed 

Nphet recommends that no more than two households should meet any given time. Picture Colin Keegan, Collins Dublin

Some 470 cases of Covid-19 and one further death were confirmed today, as new national restrictions to reduce social contacts have been introduced.

More than 37,000 cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed and 1,801 deaths have occurred since the pandemic took hold in March.