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Evening Wrap
The 5 at 5 Five minutes, five stories, five o’clock.
EVERY WEEKDAY EVENING, TheJournal.ie brings you the five biggest stories of the day.
1. #COVID-19: A raft of new public health measures have been announced to combat the spread of Covid-19. They include the closure of all non-essential shops and restrictions on gatherings of more than four people.
2. #INCOME SUPPORTS: The government has also announced a €3.7 billion package to guarantee incomes of citizens impacted by the pandemic.
3. #HEALTH: Private hospitals will act as part of the public health system for the duration of the coronavirus pandemic.
4. #GARDAÍ: Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has also said will be a more visible garda presence on the streets and they will “increase interventions” for people and venues not complying with physical distancing guidelines.
5. #POSTPONED: The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games have been postponed until 2021 due to the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic.
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