FILE PHOTO: A man wearing a protective face mask walks past a closed pub amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Dublin, Ireland October 1, 2020. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne/File Photo
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland is on track to get its second wave of COVID-19 infections under control by the end of November when the government hopes to ease some of the strictest restrictions in Europe, a senior public health official said on Thursday.
Ireland moved to the highest level of restrictions to fight the virus two weeks ago, when the government banned visiting other households and travel of over 5 kilometres and closed restaurants and non-essential retail for six weeks, until Dec. 1.
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