[ad_1] The owner of a Co Offaly child care service affected by a Covid-19 outbreak has said the government must do more to support day care centers and other child care providers during the pandemic. Sharon Moyles said she felt “vilified” over the past 24 hours by the news of the Covid-19 cases among M … Read more
[ad_1] Ireland had the third lowest rate of Covid-19 intensive care unit (ICU) hospitalizations and admissions in a review of 18 countries, an international study on lockdown strategies shows. The state also experienced one of the steepest reductions in virus-related deaths. The international review, released by the state health watchdog, the Health Information and Quality … Read more
[ad_1] A Cork man who is currently on an extended holiday in the Canary Islands has said that the decision to travel earlier this year was a “no-brainer”. Dean, who works in construction, initially flew to Tenerife for a week, but has been extending his stay while waiting for construction to resume. He told The … Read more
[ad_1] The government is expected to ease restrictions slightly within two weeks as part of its “The Road Ahead” plan. hen April 5 marks the key date, the National Public Health Emergency Team (Nphet) and cabinet ministers will consider virus cases, transmission levels, the number of hospitalized and the number of people who have been … Read more
[ad_1] Northern Ireland has recorded its fewest new Covid-19 cases in six months. 87 new cases were registered from tests on 1,010 people. One more death has been recorded in the past 24 hours, bringing the official Health Department figure to 2,105. The seven-day incidence rate per 100,000 people in Northern Ireland is 55.8, also … Read more
[ad_1] Micheál Martin has urged the country to “continue with” a strict lockdown to prevent a fourth deadly wave of Covid. The Taoiseach said that “we have to be vigilant” to avoid the same kind of rapid escalation that many of our EU colleagues are sadly enduring this week. This indicates that there will be … Read more
[ad_1] Updated 5 minutes ago AN ANNOUNCEMENT ON mandatory hotel quarantine operations for passengers from high-risk countries will be announced this week, and the contract will be awarded to Tifco Hotel Group. Tifco Hotel Group has 24 hotel properties, including Clontarf Castle, Crowne Plaza Dublin Airport, Holiday Inn Express next to Dublin Airport, and Travelodge … Read more
[ad_1] The tension between the European Union and Britain over the supply of vaccines was not the fault of either party, but was due to AstraZeneca not delivering the doses it contracted to supply, an EU official said. “The UK is not to blame. The EU is not to blame. It is AstraZenca,” the official … Read more
[ad_1] Europe could have herd immunity against Covid-19 in July as incoming vaccines are expected to speed up vaccination rollout on the continent, an EU commissioner said. Thierry Breton, the Internal Market commissioner, told French broadcaster TF1: “Let’s take a symbolic date: for July 14, we have the possibility of achieving immunity across the continent.” … Read more
[ad_1] Residents of long-term residential care facilities, including nursing homes, will be able to receive two visits per week starting today. Guidelines issued by the Health Department say visits will be allowed for general compassionate reasons, where a facility has a high standard of vaccinations. Level 5 restrictions introduced earlier in the year have been … Read more