DUBLIN (Reuters) - The Irish government is aiming to return to Level 3 COVID-19 restrictions at the end of the six week period on the highest stage, Level 5, that will kick in this week, Prime Minister Micheal Martin said on Monday.
In order to do so, the government will seek to consistently get the so-called "reproduction rate" that measures the number of people infected by someone who has tested positive below 1, Martin said. The R number currently stands at around 1.4.
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