FILE PHOTO: A man wearing a face mask on St. Patrick's Day as public events were cancelled as the number of coronavirus cases grow around the world, in Dublin, Ireland, March 17, 2020. REUTERS/Jason Cairnduff/File Photo
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland's coronavirus taskforce will not be able to recommend easing stay-home restrictions on May 5 unless progress on the spread and impact of the disease is made this week, Chief Medical Officer Tony Holohan said.
A number of countries have announced the easing of lockdowns and Holohan raised hopes Ireland would join them next week when he said on April 16 that the country had contained the first wave of the coronavirus outbreak.
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