Covid-19: Pubs and restaurants should not open, says infectious diseases consultant

A file picture of gardaí checking numbers on South King Street prior to the Level 5 lockdown. Picture: Sam Boal / RollingNews.ie

Infectious diseases consultant Dr Clíona Ní Cheallaigh has advised that pubs and restaurants should not open while levels of community transmission of Covid-19 remain high.

It comes as the Vintners Federation of Ireland (VFI) has said that pubs opening would be safer as it would prevent house parites.