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Reopening In May ! Is The Government Too Optimistic?

Taoiseach Micheal Martin has given an upbeat assessment of where we are in the path out of lockdo...

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07.34 19 Apr 2021


Reopening In May ! Is The Government Too Optimistic?


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07.34 19 Apr 2021


Taoiseach Micheal Martin has given an upbeat assessment of where we are in the path out of lockdown, committing to get things reopened “as fast as possible” in May. He confirmed that hairdressers, High Street shops and construction should be reopened from next month. But is his assessment too optimistic? For more on this we heard from  Anthony Staines, Professor of Health Systems at the School of Nursing and Human Sciences in DCU.

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