Cabinet is set to reject NPHET's proposal to move to level 5.
The government is set to reject NPHET's recommendation that the country be moved to level five restrictions.
Having met with the CMO Dr Tony Holohan a team of cabinet Ministers decided to reject the advice from NPHET that the entire country should be moved to the highest level of restrictions.
BREAKING: Country will NOT be moving to Level 5.
Cabinet set to reject the NPHET proposal and instead move the entire country to level 3 with greater enforcement of those measures.
— Seán Defoe (@SeanDefoe) October 5, 2020
Dr Holohan left government buildings in the last hour after failing to convince the Taoiseach of the need to move to level five.
Instead, it appears likely that every county will be placed on level three restrictions from midnight, with proper monitoring and enforcement of those restrictions.
Those are the same measures that are in place in Dublin and Donegal.
Image via Twitter/@merrionstreetIt's hoped that will be enough to halt the advance of the virus and keep the economy and schools open.
But it does potentially open up a rift between those giving the public health advice and the politicians making the decisions.
The cabinet is set to approve the measures at a meeting at 5.30pm.
