Irish Examiner view: We must all play a part to beat virus

We have been advised, again and again, to wear a mask, cut down on social interactions, practise cough etiquette, and wash your hands. What could be clearer than that?

Taoiseach Micheal Martin addressing the nation at Government Buildings where he announced that Dublin will move to risk level three of the Government's blueprint plan to deal with Covid-19.

Today, the capital wakes up to tighter restrictions after the Cabinet acted on public health advice to move Dublin — described last week as “a substantial reservoir of disease” by acting chief medical officer Dr Ronan Glynn — to level three of the Government’s Covid plan with its attendant limits on indoor dining, travel and public gatherings.

It is safe to say that nobody wanted to see this happening, not least the Restaurants Association of Ireland CEO Adrian Cummins, who said yesterday that its members were “shocked” that restaurants, so recently back to a kind of normal, would again have to close or partially close for the next three weeks.