The Government has hinted at the level of restrictions that will be put in place after lockdown ends.
Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly told the Oireachtas Health Committee yesterday that he will look to implement the "minimum additional restrictions" required to keep the spread of Covid-19 down.
He said that this can only be achieved if "we all follow the basics" of public health advice and guidance.
Stephen Donnelly also revealed that the reproductive number across Ireland is below 1, and now stands at between 0.7 and 0.9.
The key metric shows roughly how many other people get infected by an average Covid-19 case.
Donnelly told the Health committee that the decision to move to Level Five lockdown last month was made due to a rapid increase in new cases.
The Fianna Fail TD also added that there had been some positive signs that the new measures could be working.
The 14-day incidence rate of confirmed cases per 100,000 population now stands at 212 nationally, compared to 278 in the previous two-week period.
And Mr Donnelly added that the incidence rate is currently falling in 23 of the 26 counties.
