[ad_1] RTÉ presenter Mairead Ronan has said she is “devastated” after contracting Covid-19 this month. The ‘Fittest Family in Ireland’ star believed she had some degree of immunity to the virus after her husband Louis and their two daughters Bonnie (2) and Eliza (4) tested positive last month. Despite the initial negative test for the … Read more
[ad_1] People between the ages of 16 and 69 who are at very high risk of developing severe Covid-19 have moved up the list in the government’s vaccine allocation strategy. The strategy, which had originally been criticized by patient advocacy groups, has now been updated by Health Minister Stephen Donnelly after NPHET endorsed the recommendations … Read more
[ad_1] Taoiseach Micheal Martin dealt a devastating blow to any hopes the lockdown could be eased next month with his announcement tonight. Fianna Fail’s leader confirmed that the Level Five restrictions will remain in effect until at least April 5. However, Mr. Martin noted that the measures will be reviewed at this point, offering a … Read more
[ad_1] Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said that “the end is really in sight” as 82% of people will have received their first Covid-19 vaccine by the end of June. In announcing the extension of Level 5 restrictions until April 5 and the gradual return to school teaching, Mr. Martin said that the Government wants to … Read more
[ad_1] The Cabinet has agreed that the Level 5 restrictions will run until April 5. There will be no major lifting of restrictions before that date, aside from the reopening of the school and childcare from March 1, under the new plan to be announced later this afternoon. Ministers gathered in government buildings this morning … Read more
[ad_1] MORE 575 new cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed in Ireland, the National Public Health Emergency Team said tonight. In a statement, it said that 45 other people who were confirmed to have Covid-19 had died. 41 of these deaths occurred in February, 4 in January. The average age of those who died was … Read more
[ad_1] Taoiseach Micheál Martin will give a live address to the nation after 6 p.m. when the government’s revised Living with Covid plan is announced. The reopening of the school will be at the center of the revamped plan, with the schools partially reopening on March 1. On this date, the junior and senior infants … Read more
[ad_1] A Galway clinic was engulfed in flames just days before it began administering doses of the Covid-19 vaccine. Fire services in Ballygar were called to the scene of the fire shortly after 7:30 a.m. Tuesday after a bystander noticed smoke rising from the roof of the Ballygar Health Center. The fire is understood to … Read more
[ad_1] A gradual reopening of schools and childcare will be at the center of the government’s revised plan Living with Covid-19, to be released after being considered by Cabinet this afternoon. However, the Tier 5 restrictions are expected to remain in effect for at least another six weeks. The cabinet subcommittee on Covid-19 met last … Read more
[ad_1] The number of Covid-19 patients in the hospital continues to decline, according to the latest figures from the Health Service Executive. Last night there were 676 patients with the disease in the hospital, 50 cases less than that same day. The latest figures show that the pressure on hospitals from Covid-19 is slowly diminishing. … Read more