The County Dublin, Ireland, announced this week it would add on additional restrictions due to recent virus cases within the country, after the country’s Prime Minister Micheal Martin said the “threat is growing” and needs to be slowed, according to a report.
Irish Central reported that Martin said the new restrictions will include allowing home visitors from only one other household with no more than six at a time and outdoor gatherings to include no more than 15 people.
The orders also affect bars and restaurants in the county, which still do not allow indoor dining. Customers can use curbside pickup, and outdoor dining is permissible as long as there are under 15 people.
“I know the additional restrictions that are needed for Dublin will make many people angry, but we have received very clear advice that these restrictions will help reduce the spread of the virus and save lives,” Martin said.
Reuters reported Ireland has been one of the slowest countries in Europe to loosen restrictions from lockdowns amid the pandemic, and Martin said the tighter restrictions were being put in place “despite people’s best efforts over recent weeks.”
The Level 3 restriction is set to be in place for three weeks until there’s another assessment.
The European Centre for Disease Control said last week that Ireland had the 17th highest COVID-19 infection rates in Europe, with 57.4 cases per 100,000 during 14 days.
It should be noted that after being locked down for six months, 1,792 died of the virus in a nation of 5 million people or 0.0358 percent of Ireland’s population.
Weary of the lockdown restrictions, the city of Dublin has seen protests break out. A week ago, about 2,000 protesters, described by Irish Central as “far-right,” took to the streets to speak out against the mask mandate. The report said there were hardly any people wearing masks and “little signs of social distancing.”
The protests came after a doctor from the Dublin Midlands Hospital spoke out against the virus’ risk for those infected and said it is “much less severe” than your average seasonal flu. Irish Central reported that Dr. Martin Feeley called the government’s crackdown “draconian.”
He told the Irish Times, according to the report, that the virus’ financial cost “can be seen in any walk or drive through cities, towns and villages.”
“Mortgage repayments and other financial setbacks are virtually all suffered by the young worker or business person and not by the over-65, who are guaranteed their pension, as indeed are the salaries of the individuals who decide to inflict these draconian measures,” he told the Times.
TRENDPOST: Prior the COVID War, as we reported in the Trends Journal in our “DUOPOLY SMASHED IN IRELAND” article from February 2020, there was a strong anti-establishment movement in Ireland with the election Mary Lou McDonald of the Sinn Féin party.
Again and again, as we continue to note, as the “Greatest Depression” worsens and poverty, crime, violence, and government corruption increase, there will be escalating social unrest and formation of new populist/nationalist political parties.
