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19th December 2021
12:30pm GMT

The Netherlands is not the only European country introducing measures to help curb the spread of Omicron. France, Cyprus and Austria have enacted increased travel restrictions, while the situation in London has been described as a "major incident" by mayor Sadiq Khan.
Tomorrow will see the introduction of 8pm closing times for all areas of indoor hospitality in Ireland. Indoor and outdoor events are also subject to limits in attendees, while close contacts of confirmed cases must restrict their movements for 10 days if they have not received their booster shot. Those who have received a third shot, must restrict for five days and take three antigen tests.
During his address to the nation on Friday, An Taoiseach Micheál Martin said: "We are all exhausted with Covid and the restrictions it requires, the twists and turns, the disappointment and the frustrations take a heavy toll on everyone.
"But it is the reality that we are dealing with. We cannot wish it away and there is no silver bullet to fix it."Explore more on these topics: