Ireland’s citizens will undergo two weeks of lockdown amid the COVID-19 pandemic, as the country’s prime minister says people must stay home until April 12.
Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said that people can only leave their homes to shop for groceries or brief individual physical exercise within 2 kilometers (1.2 miles) of their homes and to make family visits that are absolutely essential, such as providing care to elderly or vulnerable people. Almost all shops will be shut, and all public gatherings outside of family units will be prohibited completely.
