Covid-19: Evening Update

Here's a reminder of today's Covid headlines

The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been notified of 448 New COVID-19 cases and no new deaths.

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Chairman Of Fine Gael Parliamentary Party Says He Has Misgivings About Blanket Extension Of Emergency COVID Powers

Richard Bruton was one of a number of government TDs expressing concerns about the move to extend the laws until November.

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Health Minister: NPHET's View On Further Easing Of Restrictions Positive

Cabinet will meet on Friday to consider public health advice on the easing of restrictions through July and beyond

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Cork TD: Success of large scale test events in the UK could be replicated in Ireland as vaccine rollout continues 

James O'Connor met with Minister of State Seán Fleming and Melvin Benn from Electric Picnic organisers Festival Republic earlier to discuss the return of events like concerts and matches.

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All customers must leave restaurants and pubs by half 11 in the evening under new guidelines for the hospitality sector. A maximum of 6 people aged 13-and-over will be allowed at a table. However children aged 12-and-under will be exempt, but there will be an upper limit of 15 adults and children at a table.

Where social distancing of 2 metres per table indoors cannot be maintained, there will be a time-limit of 105 minutes.