UNdunankulu wase-Ireland uMicheal Martin umemezele ukuthi uhulumeni wezwe uzokhansela cishe yonke imikhawulo yawo ye-COVID-19 ngoMgqibelo, Januwari 22.
"Sinqobe isivunguvungu se-Omicron," kusho uMartin enkulumweni yethelevishini kazwelonke yanamuhla, lapho athi imithi yokugomela i-booster "isiguqule ngokuphelele" isimo ezweni.
“Ngike ngama lapha ngakhuluma nawe ezinsukwini ezimnyama kakhulu. Kodwa namuhla wusuku oluhle,” usho kanje.
Ireland ibe nenani lesibili eliphakeme kakhulu lokutheleleka kwe-COVID-19 eYurophu ngesonto eledlule kodwa futhi ingelinye lamazinga aphezulu kakhulu ezwekazi lokugomela i-booster, elisize ukugcina inani labantu abagula kakhulu lingaphansi kwenani eliphakeme langaphambilini.
Ireland kube ngesinye sezifundazwe ze-EU eziqaphe kakhulu engcupheni ye-COVID-19, sibeka eminye yemikhawulo ethatha isikhathi eside yokuhamba nokungenisa izihambi.
Kodwa ngemva kokudlula isivunguvungu I-Omicron okuholele ekwenyukeni okukhulu kwezifo kanye nokulandela izeluleko zezikhulu zezempilo zikahulumeni, uhulumeni wanquma ukuthi izindawo zokudlela kanye nezindawo zokudlela ngeke zisadinga ukuvala ngo-8pm, umkhawulo owabekwa ngasekupheleni konyaka owedlule lapho I-Omicron igagasi elihlasele, noma ukucela amakhasimende ubufakazi bokugoma.
Amakilabhu asebusuku avule iminyango yawo okokuqala ngqa ezinyangeni eziyi-19 ngo-Okthoba kodwa aphinde avale emasontweni ayisithupha kamuva.
Amandla ezinkundleni zasendlini nangaphandle nawo azobuyela ngokugcwele, okuvula indlela yezihlwele ezigcwele emqhudelwaneni wombhoxo we-Six Nations wenyanga ezayo.
Ezinye izindlela, njengesidingo sokugqoka imaskhi ezithuthweni zomphakathi nasezitolo, zizohlala zikhona kuze kube sekupheleni kukaFebhuwari, kusho uMartin.
Imboni yezokuvakasha yase-Ireland, ethinteke kakhulu ngomunye wemibuso eqinile yokuvalwa kwe-Europe, isamukele lesi sinqumo.
Ngenkathi umnotho ululama ngokushesha ngonyaka odlule, cishe ingxenye eyodwa kwezintathu yabaqashi ikhethe ukuhlehlisa ukukhokhwa kwentela kanti amaholo omsebenzi oyedwa kwabayi-12 asasekelwa uhlelo loxhaso lukahulumeni oluzophela ngo-Ephreli.