COVID-19 Ireland Update: Mitigation Measures

Matters have evolved significantly since our last Client Update. On Thursday 12 March, the Irish government announced that all schools and privately operated childcare facilities should close until 29 March, following the recommendation of the National Public Health Emergency Committee. Although no formal statutory enforcement powers underpin these measures at the date of writing, we can report that there appears to be full compliance with these measures in Ireland at the moment.  

The government's second announcement requested that all individuals should practise "social distancing", which means:

• maintaining a personal space of 1-2 meters from others;
• avoiding indoor gatherings of more than 100 people; and