Tighter restrictions on household visits are being introduced nationwide as part of the efforts to curtail the ongoing increase in Covid-19 cases.
It follows yesterday's recommendation by the National Public Health Emergency Team that people only have a maximum of six visitors from one other household to their home.
The measure is being accepted by the Government. Over the last two weeks there have been over 4,500 new cases of Covid-19, with 442 new infections confirmed yesterday.
It was the third time the number exceeded 400 in recent days as cases occurred across every county. The acting Chief Medical Officer Dr Ronan Glynn said due to the continuing deterioration of the picture nationally and an increase in cases and clusters linked to