The Coalition party leaders have bought themselves some time following yesterday's deliberations. They now have two days to decide on what additional Covid-19 restrictions to impose on the country and, crucially, how to explain it all to a discombobulated public.
While the National Public Health Emergency Team has advocated introducing Level 5 restrictions - the highest on the scale - there is little expectation in political circles that such a recommendation will be adopted.
So the question left hanging is this: what additional measures will be imposed to tackle the evident rise in infections? In a statement last night - following the discussion of an earlier briefing from public health officials - the Government stressed it was seeking to