'No truth' to reports of December 30 lockdown, Nphet tells Cabinet

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Chief medical officer Dr Tony Holohan has dismissed reports of a fresh lockdown as "entirely speculative".

A senior Cabinet source told the Irish Examiner that Cabinet have been assured by members of Nphet that there is “no truth” in reports of a December 30 lockdown.