[ad_1] Five Covid-19 Updates: New Fears of Confinement and Nursing Student Graphic History There were some big developments in Ireland’s travel history with Covid-19 yesterday, mostly of the bleak variety, unfortunately. From a jump in cases to a Dail dispute with graphic details of a nursing student’s struggles, today we hear more bad news than … Read more
[ad_1] Medical Director Dr. Tony Holohan has said that people should not underestimate the highly infectious nature of Covid-19, as well as the impact it can have on families and communities. The latest data from the Health Protection Surveillance Center (HPSC) shows that 1.4% of all those over the age of 85 contracted Covid-19 last … Read more
[ad_1] Sinn Féin President Mary Lou McDonald has written to Taoiseach Micheál Martin demanding that he “act” on the new information related to the leak of Tánaiste Leo Varadkar’s GP contract. The contract had been negotiated between the Government and the Irish Medical Organization and had been handed over to a rival group of GPs … Read more
[ad_1] Gardaí arrested 11 people in a protest planned for Wednesday in front of the Dublin High Court. Around 9.45 a.m. M., Gardaí said that several people gathered at Inns Quay, in the vicinity of Four Courts. The officers implemented a police operation in connection with the protest, as there is currently a ban on … Read more
[ad_1] Ireland has registered 2,488 new cases of Covid-19. Tragically, 61 more people have lost their lives after fighting the killer virus. This now brings the death toll to 2,768, while the total number of cases is now 179,324. The latest figures were released in a statement by the National Public Health Emergency Team on … Read more
[ad_1] Sinn Fein leader in Northern Ireland Michelle O’Neill has indicated that she will support the use of British military personnel in the battle against the Covid-19 virus. Hospital services staff have asked Executive Health Minister Robin Swann to access help due to severe staff shortages due to the virus. It is understood that the … Read more
[ad_1] Education Minister Norma Foley has said that claims by a teachers union that it failed to instruct its members not to attend schools are “incredibly disingenated.” Ms Foley made the statement after John Boyle, general secretary of the National Organization of Teachers of Ireland (INTO), said that his union “certainly did not” order its … Read more
[ad_1] The UK will have to watch “very carefully” the effectiveness of a single dose of the Pfizer / BioNTech coronavirus vaccine, the country’s top scientific adviser said. Professor Patrick Vallance’s comments came after reports from Israel suggested that the protection it provides may be much less than that shown in the trials. Israelis began … Read more
[ad_1] There has been a significant drop, of around 50%, in Covid-19 cases in the community in recent weeks, according to a Dublin-based GP. Dr Shane McKeogh, from Sólás Medical Center in Rathfarnham, said people are taking risks very seriously and sticking to public health advice, with far fewer contacts in the past two weeks. … Read more
[ad_1] Level 5 Covid-19 restrictions appear to be extended next week, while ministers have been warned that the AstraZeneca delivery schedule is not yet known. The ministers will discuss the revision of the country’s restrictions, which expire on January 31 next week, but cabinet sources say they will be extended. While there is no clarity … Read more