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Government to make decision on restrictions extension

Rebecca Noonan
Rebecca Noonan

01:00 10 Apr 2020


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The country's top health officials are meeting to discuss if the Covid 19 restrictions should be extended.

They're due to expire on Sunday, but are expected to stay in place for another few weeks to limit the spread of the virus.

The government says the growth of the virus has slowed but that there's more to do.

Sam McConkey, infectious disease specialist with the Royal College of Surgeons, says there are now two clear options for what happens next:

"One is to flatten the curve and spread infection at about half our population or more over a period of 6-9 months so our health service can cope with it.

"The other is to try and have more severe restrictions and try and prevent the spread of coronavirus completely or try and eliminate it from our island."


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