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told "cocooning" over 70s that they could leave their homes to go for a walk or a drive from Tuesday.Varadkar said the economy will reopen in five stages between May 18 and August 10, with each stage dependent on the number of COVID-19 infections remaining under control. Ireland has recorded 1232 coronavirus deaths since recording its first fatality on March 12. It has confirmed nearly 21,000 cases of infection amongst its population of around 5 million.UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock has announced the government has beaten its goal of carrying out 100,000 COVID-19 tests per day by the end of April.However, around 40,000 tests include tests mailed rather than processed.
The government said the app would be key to keeping the infection rate under control which would allow some resumption of regular life. The UK has been in lockdown since March 23.
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