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Explainer: What restrictions are in Level 5?

No social gatherings at all, no dine-in bars, but schools and creches stay open.

LAST NIGHT, THE National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET) recommended that the government implement Level 5 of its Covid-19 roadmap.

This is the most severe level of restrictions, which involves no social gatherings and no dine-in restaurants and pubs, but schools and creches remain open with restrictions.

It is understood that NPHET has recommended that this be put in place nationwide for four weeks.

The Cabinet would still need to approve such a recommendation before its implemented, but it shows a sign of how serious Ireland’s battle against Covid-19 has become in recent days. 

At the moment, Dublin and Donegal are under Level 3 restrictions, with the rest of the country under Level 2 restrictions.

Level 5 is practically a return to the restrictions we had back in April and May, but with schools, creches and play groups open. 

Social gatherings: You cannot have visitors to your house indoors or outdoors, and you cannot meet people in other settings either. Visits to nursing and care homes are suspended except in critical and compassionate circumstances.

Travel and transport: You cannot travel beyond 5km of your home. People should work from home unless they are essential workers or cannot do their job from home. Public transport can operate with capacity restricted to 25% (it’s currently at 50%).

Cocooning: People over 70 and people who are medically vulnerable should avoid public transport, shop during designated hours and limit their interactions to a small number of people.

Restaurants, pubs, retail and hotels: There can only be takeaway or food delivery services from cafes, restaurants, bars and pubs. Only essential retail outlets will be allowed to remain open, and hotels can only open for essential non-social or non-tourist purposes.

Weddings and funerals: A maximum of six people can attend weddings, and 10 people can attend funerals, with some other restrictions. Mass and other religious services will be moved online, but places of worship will remain open for individuals to pray.

Sport: There can be no matches or team training exercises – only individual training sessions can take place. No exercise or dance classes either.

It must be noted that the Irish government could adopt a Level 5 ‘plus’ either – which would include these measures plus additional ones.

This has happened before: Dublin is currently in ‘Level 3 plus’ where all rules follow the Level 3 restrictions, but alcohol-only pubs follow Level 4 restrictions (outdoor seating only, limited to 15 people). 

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    Apr 5th 2018, 12:52 AM

    I like Stranger Things….better than the average series.

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    Apr 5th 2018, 8:27 AM

    @Dessie Deratta: they should use that quote in their next advertising campaign

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    Apr 5th 2018, 12:26 AM

    US TV programmes and Movies have been telling the same stories since the 1920s, and have just changed the time, the names of the characters, and the location, hoping that people think that they’re new ideas.

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    Apr 5th 2018, 8:28 AM

    @Ted Murray: you sure it wasn’t the 30s? Some pretty original stuff back in the 20s

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    Apr 5th 2018, 12:30 AM

    First series ok
    Second series sh!te

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    Apr 5th 2018, 7:20 AM

    @Robc: Second series was a huge disappointment.

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    Apr 4th 2018, 11:37 PM

    Awful programme. Whole thing felt like one big Stephen King ripoff.

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    Apr 5th 2018, 12:11 AM

    @A Piece of Chalk: explain… what Stephen King novels did it rip off exactly? Is it just because a lot of King novels were adapted into movies (albeit mostly poorly) in the 80s?

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    Apr 5th 2018, 12:20 AM

    @Stephen Boland: ___ Don’t forget the “like watching paint dry” TV “epic” – The Mist that had the plug pulled after one season.

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    Apr 5th 2018, 12:38 AM

    @Ted Murray: the movie was good though.

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    Apr 5th 2018, 12:39 AM

    @A Piece of Chalk: wasn’t a rip off. The creators have a clue owledged a few hat tips to King’s work and he has in turn complimented the show and said he’s happy to have inspired

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    Apr 5th 2018, 12:51 AM

    @Dave O Keeffe: What?

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    Apr 5th 2018, 7:21 AM

    @Dave O Keeffe: Best ending of any movie. Ever. Better than the ending in the book.

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    Apr 5th 2018, 11:08 AM

    @Andy K: the tragic ending? There were a few endings filmed. I’ve definitely seen two.

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    Apr 5th 2018, 11:09 AM

    @Dessie Deratta: sorry *acknowledged. New phone, same old problems

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    Apr 5th 2018, 5:52 AM

    Well I thought it lifted more from Lovecraft than King, and enjoyed it all the more.

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    Apr 5th 2018, 5:43 AM

    What about the two lads who actually made up the story back in the 80′s? Both parties involved are plagiarists anyway.

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    Apr 5th 2018, 1:01 PM

    One of the best shows of the past 10 years. Love it.

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    Apr 5th 2018, 2:27 PM

    Are his lawyers idiots? “Defendants have made huge sums of money by producing the series based on Plaintiff’s concepts”. I don’t even have a law degree and I’m coming right back with “a concept is not copyrightable intellectual property, only the expression of it is”, which is so basic a ‘concept’ it was a line in Fatal Attraction. (Bang the gavel sound). NEXT!

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