Outbreak of Indian Covid variant could lead to local lockdowns – Nphet

Dr Tony Holohan, chief medical officer at the Department of Health during a briefing at the Department of Health in Dublin. Picture: Brian Lawless/PA

Public health bosses are not ruling out local restrictions to tackle the Indian variant of Covid-19.

In the UK, the variant has been attributed to a fresh spike in cases, with a range of measures including local lockdowns and targeted vaccination under consideration to halt the spread.