Covid-19: Government to move country to mix of levels 4 and 5

Shoppers and outdoor dining on Oliver Plunkett Street in Cork. Picture: Larry Cummins

The Government is expected to announce a move to a mixture of level 4 and level 5 restrictions for the entire country as the number of Covid-19 cases continues to rise.

Considerable differences of opinion remain around how far the Government should now go after the coalition leaders were briefed by Nphet on the recommendation to move to level 5 restrictions.