Ireland Adds Curbs as Virus Threatens to Run Out of Control
- Most construction to stop, schools to close for most students
- Coronavirus hospitalizations hit record high as cases soar
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Ireland tightened restrictions in a bid to contain its worst virus outbreak yet, adding extra curbs to what’s already one of Western Europe’s strictest lockdowns as new infections hit a record.
The government will keep most students out of schools until at least the end of the month, Prime Minister Micheal Martin said in Dublin on Wednesday. Most construction will also halt, and click-and-collect services from non-essential stores will end.