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Should we reduce social distancing to one metre?

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has reaffirmed that the two-metre social distancing rule "stands", and there has been "no change" to the public health advice.   His remark comes on the back of mounting pressure from Ministers who want to slash two metre social distancing rule to one metre.  Jack Lambert, Professor in Infectious Diseases at the Mater, Rotunda and UCD School of Medicine, joins Newstalk Breakfast to discuss.

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09.40 25 May 2020


Should we reduce social distancing to one metre?


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Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has reaffirmed that the two-metre social distancing rule "stands", and there has been "no change" to the public health advice. 

His remark comes on the back of mounting pressure from Ministers who want to slash two metre social distancing rule to one metre.

Jack Lambert, Professor in Infectious Diseases at the Mater, Rotunda and UCD School of Medicine, joins Newstalk Breakfast to discuss.

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