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Ireland Delays Further Reopening, Keeping Bars Closed As Case Numbers Grow

Prime Minister Micheál Martin said on Wednesday that current restrictions will remain in place until Aug. 10. The country had been set to begin the final phase of its reopening plan on July 20.
Bars, like this boarded-up pub in Dublin, closed in March. They can open their doors again in Phase Four of Ireland's reopening plan, which is newly delayed until August.

Ireland is delaying its next phase of reopening, keeping bars closed and extending other restrictions in response to a recent rise in coronavirus cases.

The country was set to enter the fourth and final phase of its incremental reopening plan on July 20. Prime Minister Micheál Martin Wednesday that current restrictions will remain in

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