[ad_1] Tánaiste Leo Varadkar will restrict his movements after a negative Covid-19 test result, according to public health councils. Foreign Minister Simon Coveney, Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe and Health Minister Stephen Donnelly also restricted movements. Covid-19 test takers who receive a negative result are asked to restrict their movements for 14 days. In a statement … Read more
[ad_1] Tánaiste Leo Varadkar will restrict his movements after a negative Covid-19 test result, according to public health councils. In a statement issued Wednesday morning, the Minister of Enterprise, Enterprise and Innovation said: “Yesterday I was informed that it was a close contact of someone who tested positive for Covid-19. Yesterday they took a swab … Read more
[ad_1] The UK is facing an “unquestionably difficult” winter, Boris Johnson warned after announcing restrictions on the coronavirus that could last six months. The British prime minister laid out a package of measures for England, with office staff once again working from home, the wider use of face masks and a 10pm curfew in pubs … Read more
[ad_1] IT WOULD NOT BE fair to increase or restore Pandemic Unemployment Pay (PUP) for a cohort of workers and not for others who have also lost their jobs, according to Social Protection Minister Heather Humphreys. His comments come after the Taoiseach defended the cuts to Covid-19 unemployment payments, insisting that the government may need … Read more
[ad_1] Screenshot Ms. O’Neill said that taking no further action “would risk the situation getting worse in mid-October onward.” The stricter Covid-19 restrictions imposed on NI do not represent a second lockdown, but should act as a wake-up call, Prime Minister Arlene Foster said. In a live televised speech, Ms Foster and Deputy Prime Minister … Read more
[ad_1] The UK has imposed a series of new coronavirus restrictions for England that could last up to six months, as deaths from Covid-19 are starting to rise for the first time since April. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the country was at a “dangerous tipping point”. Similar restrictions are being applied in Scotland, … Read more
[ad_1] The UK is facing an “unquestionably difficult” winter, Boris Johnson warned after announcing restrictions on the coronavirus that could last six months. The British prime minister laid out a package of measures for England, with office staff once again working from home, the wider use of face masks and a 10pm curfew in pubs … Read more
[ad_1] 334 more confirmed cases of Covid-19 have been reported to the Health Protection Surveillance Center, 174 of them in Dublin. This brings to 33,444 the total number of cases linked to the virus in the Republic. No new deaths were reported, leaving the total number of deaths at 1,792. Men represent 158 cases and … Read more
[ad_1] Northern Ireland can avoid a “circuit breaker” lockdown if people adhere to the latest coronavirus restrictions imposed by Stormont, the Prime Minister said. Arlene Foster spoke after the stricter Covid-19 restrictions on family reunions went into effect in Northern Ireland. The measure affects indoor and outdoor domestic gatherings and does not apply to the … Read more
[ad_1] The executive director of the Irish health service described the increase in hospitalizations for Covid-19 as “a very worrying trend” and called on the public to take all necessary measures to protect friends, family and healthcare workers. HSE chief Paul Reid tweeted Monday night that there are currently 90 people being treated at the … Read more