'Reckless' Christmas easing of rules blamed for Ireland Covid surge

Country has world ’s highest rate of infection with critics blaming socialising over festive periodCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageIrelandemerged from a six-week lockdown in early December with the European Union ’s lowest coronavirus infection rate.It eased restrictions in belief it could contain a rise in the virus over Christmas unlike, say, Germany and the UK, countries that had more than four times the level of infection. Then all hell broke loose.Continue reading...

Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - January 11, 2021 Category: Science Authors: Rory Carroll Ireland correspondent Tags: Ireland Coronavirus Europe Infectious diseases Science UK news European Union World news Source Type: news