an almost full nationwide lockdown as a battles a surge in corona virus cases prime minister mikhail mohsin said all nonessential retailers must close for 6 weeks starting wednesday schools will remain open but boston restaurants will only be allowed to serve takeaways.

almost full nationwide lockdown as it battles to stop a surge in coronavirus cases from minister mikhail mohsin said all nonessential retailers must close for 6 weeks starting at midnight on wednesday schools will be allowed to stay open but bars and restaurants will only be able to serve takeaways and people have been told to stay within 5 kilometers of their home for all but essential purposes the prime minister peels of the nation to respect the new measures. i understand and i feel very personally and profoundly the sense of disappointment the feelings of loneliness perhaps even this the despair that this announcement will bring for many. the days are getting shorter and colder but i ask you to remember remember this even as the winter comes in there is hope and there is light if we pull together over the next 6 weeks we would have the opportunity to celebrate christmas in a meaningful way. i spoke to political correspondent gavin riley in dublin and i asked him why ireland was the 1st e.u. country to take such drastic nationwide measures for a 2nd time. the main reason is concerned about a

to an almost full nationwide lockdown as a battles a surge in coronavirus cases prime minister mikhail mohsind all nonessential retailers must close for 6 weeks.

almost full nationwide lockdown as it battles to stop a surge in coronavirus cases prime minister mikhail mohsin said all nonessential retailers must close for 6 weeks starting on midnight at midnight on wednesday schools will be allowed to stay open but bars and restaurants will only be able to serve takeaways and people have been told to stay within 5 kilometers of their home for all but essential purposes the prime minister appealed to the nation to respect the new measures. i understand and i feel very personally i'm profoundly the sense of disappointment the feelings of loneliness perhaps even this the despair that this announcement will bring for money. the days are getting shorter and colder but i ask you to remember remember this even as the winter comes in there is hope and there is light if we pull together over the next 6 weeks we would have the opportunity to celebrate christmas in a meaningful way from all we are joined now by governor riley he is a political correspondent at virgin media news ireland goven good to have you on the program under the 1st you going to take such drastic

almost full nationwide lockdown as it battles to stop a surge in corona virus cases prime minister mikhail mohsin said that all non-essential retailers must close for 6 weeks starting at midnight on wednesday schools will be allowed to stay open but bars and restaurants will only be able to be able to serve takeaways and people have been told to stay within 5 kilometers of their homes for all but essential purposes the prime minister appealed to the nation to respect the new measures. i understand and i feel very personally i'm profoundly the sense of disappointment the feelings of loneliness perhaps even this the despair that this announcement will bring for money the days are getting shorter and colder but i ask you to remember remember this even as the winter comes in there is hope and there is not much if we pull together over the next 6 weeks we would have the opportunity to celebrate christmas in a meaningful way from all we are joined now by governor riley he is a political correspondent at virgin media news odland good to have you on the program ireland is the 1st you're going to take suc