[ad_1] The number of hospitalized patients with Covid-19 has risen to 1,700, according to HSE CEO Paul Reid. The healthcare system is under increasing pressure in the third wave as the number of people hospitalized with the disease approaches double the number hospitalized during the first wave last spring. Reid said there were 143 people … Read more
[ad_1] Sitting on a park bench for a “short break” during exercise is reasonable, but leaving the house only to sit in public is illegal under coronavirus rules, Downing Street has clarified. The British government drew criticism earlier after Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s official spokesman could not confirm whether a single person could sit on … Read more
[ad_1] Workers who are unable to go to work due to lack of child care brought on by the Covid-19 closures may be eligible to claim Pandemic Unemployment Payment, according to the Department of Social Protection. In a tweet, the Department said: “Workers affected by the lack of childcare must engage with their employer to … Read more
[ad_1] RTÉ has faced backlash online over plans to broadcast Claire Byrne’s show live from outside Mater Hospital in Dublin tonight. ianna Fáil TD and Oireachtas Media Committee Chair Niamh Smyth have urged RTÉ to reconsider the plan. She claimed that it is “not appropriate and against all public health advice to stay home” as … Read more
[ad_1] The incidence of a more infectious variant of the coronavirus first detected in England has increased further in Ireland and has accounted for almost half of the most recent sample of positive tests, the Taoiseach said. Micheál Martin said he was told by medical director Dr. Tony Holohan that the new variant accounted for … Read more
[ad_1] Last year, companies supported by Enterprise Ireland (EI) created nearly 16,500 new jobs, similar to 2019 levels. But the twin challenges of Covid-19 and Brexit meant that when the 17,368 jobs lost at Enterprise Ireland clients’ companies were taken into account, there was a net drop in employment of 872. In total, there were … Read more
[ad_1] Letterkenny University Hospital apologized to patients who had to wait in ambulances outside before being admitted to the hospital yesterday. The hospital said a sustained level of suspected or confirmed Covid-19 patients presenting for treatment resulted in fewer beds being available. He said an extremely busy weekend involving large numbers of confirmed or suspected … Read more
[ad_1] The number of deaths from Covid-19 is expected to rise and could rise to more than 100 per day in the coming weeks, much higher than the highs experienced in the first wave last spring, health experts warned. The warning came as pressure on hospitals caring for a growing number of Covid-19 patients increased … Read more
[ad_1] Patients at Letterkenny University Hospital in Co Donegal were being treated in ambulances off the premises on Sunday night due to lack of capacity at the hospital, the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organization (INMO) said. An increase in Covid-19 cases has led to increased pressure on the hospital system in recent days, with hospitals … Read more
[ad_1] The Department of Health has been notified of eight more deaths of people with Covid-19 and 6,888 new cases. There have now been a total of 2,344 Covid-19 related deaths in Ireland and 147,613 confirmed cases. The number of people in the ICU has increased to 125, six more than yesterday. There have also … Read more