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Ireland lockdown extended into May as PM says 'nobody knows' when it will end
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Ireland's lockdown is to be extended for another month as the Taoiseach dashed hopes that the country's stringent restrictions would be eased.
The measures, which prevent people from leaving home in all but limited circumstances, were due to expire on Easter Sunday. But Leo Varadkar said the advice from Ireland's national public health emergency team was to extend the restrictions until Tuesday May 5.
He said the Government had accepted that advice and added "nobody knows for certain" when the lockdown could be brought to an end.
Mr Varadkar thanked Irish people for the their forbearance and said every sacrifice they were making was saving lives. "Because the vast majority of people have heeded the advice of the experts we have been able to
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