Ireland To Impose 6-Week National Lockdown, Estimates 150,000 Job Losses

[crimsonaudio]

Ireland To Impose 6-Week National Lockdown, Estimates 150,000 Job Losses

Ireland will be the first European country to return to a nationwide shutdown as COVID-19 cases rise, Prime Minister Micheal Martin said Monday.

Nonessential retail businesses are ordered to close. Residents are expected to stay within about 3 miles of their homes, except for work and other essential activities.

The country is entering its highest level of coronavirus restrictions for six weeks, beginning Thursday. The country expects 150,000 people to lose their jobs over the next "couple of days," Deputy Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said.

"We're making a preemptive strike against the virus, acting before it's too late," Varadkar said during a news conference Monday. "Our objective is to change the structure of the virus to flatten the curve again to get it under control."

The government told residents to stay home and exercise only within 5 kilometers (about 3 miles) of their homes. Police will continue to use road checkpoints to deter longer and nonessential journeys.

I doubt we see this over here but with flu season coming on strong...

 

[uafanataum]

I wish we only lose 150k jobs from a 6 week lockdown.

 

[Bamaro]

We may be facing something similar unless we get serious about this. It's up to us.

 

[crimsonaudio]

We may be facing something similar unless we get serious about this. It's up to us.

Sadly, it isn't. Those of us who understand the situation are already minding our Ps and Qs - it's 'hoax virus' people who will cause the worst effects for all of us.

 

[Bamaro]

Sadly, it isn't. Those of us who understand the situation are already minding our Ps and Qs - it's 'hoax virus' people who will cause the worst effects for all of us.

I guess I should have said all of us.

 

[crimsonaudio]

I guess I should have said all of us.

Yah, I know what you meant, I'm just pointing out the inevitable. We have deniers amongst us and we're all going to pay for their willful ignorance.

 

[Jon]

Yah, I know what you meant, I'm just pointing out the inevitable. We have deniers amongst us and we're all going to currently pay[ing] for their willful ignorance.

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