More than 1.8m Covid certs to be issued to accelerate return of indoor dining

Charlie O'Donoghue, from Clonmel, gets his vaccine from chemist Barry Broderick at Broderick's Chemist on Barrack St, Cork, on the first morning of the Covid-19 vaccine rollout at pharmacies for the 18-34 age group. Picture: Dan Linehan

More than 1.8m Covid certificates are to be issued in the next 10 days in a move to accelerate the reopening of indoor dining.

There were clear signals from Government sources last night that the target is to have indoor activity reopened and international travel up and running by July 19. These certificates, which provide proof of vaccination, are key to this.