Covid-19: Public will be asked to restrict contacts in run-up to Christmas

Mr Reid said we will need to carry on our behaviours we will get through Christmas. Picture: Brian Lawless

The director-general of the HSE Paul Reid has said the public will still have to restrict their contacts when Level 5 restrictions are lifted on December 1. 

Christmas is an important time for families and for Irish society, but it is important to be honest with people about the level of contacts they could have, he said.