[ad_1] Health Minister Stephen Donnelly has told Dáil that there will be a “sea change” in the launch of the vaccine starting in April. He told Sinn Féin health spokesman David Cullinane that Ireland is still on track to have received 1.1 million doses of vaccines by the end of this month, which would also … Read more
[ad_1] “This is a joyous occasion,” said Cork University Hospital (CUH) Assistant Director of Nursing Noreen O’Leary ahead of the opening of a new Covid-19 vaccination center in Cork today. The Páirc Uí Chaoimh GAA stadium, with its 30 vaccination booths, will administer up to 3,000 Covid-19 vaccines a day when it reaches its maximum … Read more
[ad_1] Rising Covid-19 infections and a sharp increase in the number of people sent for coronavirus testing has left progress against the disease in a “fragile” state, said Taoiseach Micheál Martin. Mr Martin expressed concern at the Fianna Fáil parliamentary party meeting on Wednesday night about a 42 percent weekly increase in the numbers submitted … Read more
[ad_1] The Taoiseach has said that a full and consistent statement will be made next week on the level of Covid-19 restrictions that will apply over the next period. Micheál Martin made the remarks at a meeting of the Fianna Fáil parliamentary party, which heard calls from TD and senators for a medium-term plan once … Read more
[ad_1] TANNAISTE Leo Varadkar has said that some of the public have already moved from Level 5, but warned of a “deteriorating” Covid-19 situation that could worsen if restrictions are eased next month. Varadkar told the Fine Gael parliamentary party meeting on Wednesday that the number of cases rose 9% last week, will rise again … Read more
[ad_1] TÁNAISTE LEO VARADKAR has said that he does not believe charges will be brought against him for the problem of the leak of the GP contract. The Minister of Enterprise, Commerce and Employment is at the center of an investigation into whether the leak of a confidential GP contract to a rival GP group … Read more
[ad_1] Haircuts and pints are firmly “off the table until midsummer.” This means that the whole country will not be able to have a pint in a bar, or have a professional cut or comb your hair for at least nine more weeks. It is believed that May 24 may be the next date that … Read more
[ad_1] The European Union refined its rules on the export of Covid-19 vaccines on Wednesday, giving it a clearer right to block shipments to countries like Britain with higher inoculation rates and those that do not export their own doses of vaccine. The move risks stoking post-Brexit tensions with London, which warned Brussels against “vaccine … Read more
[ad_1] Taoiseach Micheál Martin has told the Dáil that it would be helpful if Northern Ireland had a mandatory hotel quarantine system similar to that of the Republic. Mr. Martin said this afternoon that he had heard indications from the Stormont Executive that they might be considering such a system, but added that he was … Read more
[ad_1] The National Public Health Emergency Team (Nphet) postponed a key meeting to decide whether or not Covid-19 restrictions can be eased next month. The meeting that was scheduled for Wednesday to ease restrictions in April was postponed until Monday. NPHET says it wants more time to see if there is a steady trend of … Read more