I’m a bit fascinated by how different reopening plans are around the world.
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Ireland’s Five Phase Reopening Plan
You can read the full reopening plan in this PDF that the Irish government has released. Of course, it’s subject to change.
These are the highlights of the 5 phases:
Phase 1 (18 May)
- allow outdoor meetings between people from different households
- open up childcare for healthcare workers
- phased return of outdoor workers
- open retailers which are primarily outdoor or those which were open during first level of restriction (e.g. opticians)
- opening of certain outdoor public amenities
Phase 2 (8 June)
- allow visits to households
- develop plans and supports to open up business with consideration for safety of staff and customers
- open small retail outlets and marts where social distancing can be observed
- open public libraries
Phase 3 (29 June)
- allow small social gatherings
- opening of crèches, childminders and pre-schools for children of essential workers in phased manner
- return to work for those with low levels of interaction
- open non-essential retail outlets with street level entrance and exit
- open playgrounds
Phase 4 (20 July)
- opening of crèches, childminders and pre-schools for children of all other workers on a gradually increasing basis
- return to work for those who cannot work from home
- gradual easing of restrictions for higher risk services (e.g. Hairdressers)
- opening of museums, galleries, places of worship
Phase 5 (10 August)
- allow larger social gatherings
- return to work across all sectors
- on a phased basis, commencing at the beginning of the academic year 2020/2021, opening of primary and secondary schools and 3rd level institutions
- further easing of restrictions on high risk retail services
As Part of the 5 Phase Reopening Plan, Pubs in Ireland Won’t Open until August
In Ireland, you can still feel free to head over as a tourist, technically. The only problem is that you’ll need to self-quarantine for 14 days (unless you live in Northern Ireland) and you won’t find much of anything open. You also won’t have much luck getting a room at a hotel, since they will be closed until July 20th.
It will be towards the end of June until you can even dine out in a restaurant (with some kind of social distancing and limited seating in place).
But the closure of pubs until late in the summer, in the land of Guinness where the pub, like in the UK, has a special place in Irish social life, really grabbed me.
I’ve been to Ireland twice, both times in Dublin and the surrounding areas though I’d love to see more of the country. I really can’t imagine being there and not being able to go to the iconic Temple Bar area or even a corner pub.
Long story short
I can’t wait to get back to travel. I’ve already speculated that it may be a long road until we can travel the world freely from the US,
But travel is in my blood and a complete and total lack of travel feels suffocating. The priority right now is, of course, to stay safe. I just can’t wait until the world can return to normal…
HT: Forbes
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