The National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET) will meet today to finalise the advice it will give to Government ahead of the proposed easing of Covid-19 restrictions from next Monday.
Phase 2 of the easing of coronavirus restrictions is expected to begin on 8 June. The final decision on easing restrictions rests with Government and it takes advice from NPHET.
At a briefing at the Department of Health last night, Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan said there is nothing in the data so far to suggest that NPHET will not recommend moving to Phase 2.
However, he added that the third week of each stage is the crucial one and it is important to wait until the end of this week before making a decision.