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What led to the new Covid-19 restrictions?

Category: News & Politics
Duration: 00:38:59
Publish Date: 2020-08-19 12:10:11
Description: Professor Philip Nolan, chair of the NPHET Irish Epidemiological Modelling Advisory Group, talks us through the reasoning behind the new restrictions in Ireland aimed at preventing community transmission of Covid-19, and what the government means when it says we are a 'critical time' for the country. We're also joined by author of The Journal's coronavirus newsletter Nicky Ryan to talk us through the ins and outs of the restrictions.
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