Doubt cast on plans to reopen construction sites on March 5

Deputy chief medical officer Dr Ronan Glynn stressed the reopening of society in March remains 'uncertain', and that case numbers need to improve before people start thinking about restarting construction and other industries. 

Doubt has been cast on the Government’s plan to reopen the construction sector on March 5, with Nphet warning the trajectory of case numbers is still too high to begin considering large-scale movements of people. 

Deputy chief medical officer Dr Ronan Glynn stressed the reopening of society remains ”uncertain” for March, saying case numbers need to improve before people start thinking about restarting construction and other industries.