Irish health chiefs back more COVID-19 curbs, paper says

FILE PHOTO: An electronic sign reading 'keep your distance' is seen on an empty street following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Dublin, Ireland, May 8, 2020. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne

DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland's public health officials have recommended that older people be urged to limit time spent outdoors, with gatherings in homes restricted to six people in a bid to rein in the coronavirus, the Irish Independent said.

Health chiefs met on Monday to decide if more curbs were needed to halt a growing spread of the virus that the government and officials have called deeply concerning.