[ad_1] SCOTLAND MUST impose a nationwide coronavirus lockdown for the remainder of January due to an increase in cases, Prime Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced. “We have decided to introduce from midnight, during the month of January, a legal requirement to stay at home, except for essential purposes. This is similar to the closing of March … Read more
[ad_1] COVID-19 CASES are on the rise and the country is living under a renewed Level 5 lockdown. The government will face increasing pressure from a scared public that is dealing with heavy restrictions in everyday life. Here are five questions decision makers need to answer to ensure they keep people on board in the … Read more
[ad_1] Scotland will enter a new lockdown and people will be ordered to stay home during January to deal with the growing Covid-19 crisis, Prime Minister Nicola Sturgeon said. Sturgeon told the Scottish parliament that starting at midnight, people will face a legal requirement to stay home except for essential purposes, similar to the lockdown … Read more
[ad_1] A decision will be made on Wednesday on whether the schools should reopen, Health Minister Stephen Donnelly said. Donnelly said that so far, the government has not received a recommendation from infectious disease or public health physicians to lose schools. But they must be updated and that will determine the decision to reopen schools … Read more
[ad_1] Updated 13 minutes ago THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE country’s Covid-19 vaccination program gets underway in nursing homes this week. HSE Executive Director Paul Reid said residents and staff of 25 nursing homes will receive their first doses of the vaccine this week. The launch of the state coronavirus vaccination program began last week when … Read more
[ad_1] Japan does not expect to start Covid-19 vaccination until the end of February, said Yoshihide Suga, warning that a state of emergency could soon be declared in Tokyo. At his New Year’s press conference, the Japanese prime minister said the government needed to send a “stronger message” in the capital, where people continued to … Read more
[ad_1] The Education Minister will meet with opposition parties on Monday to brief them on the reopening of schools amid a third surge in coronavirus infections. Norma Foley is urged to clarify when the schools will reopen after the Christmas break, with the date currently set for January 11. However, public health experts and politicians … Read more
[ad_1] The Health Service Executive CEO has said that Covid-19 transmission is rampant and well above predicted levels, adding that testing and tracing is not the first line of defense against the disease. Paul Reid said the public should stay home and reduce contacts. By doing so, he said, the country will have this under … Read more
[ad_1] The government wants to avoid a “large-scale closure” of schools and nurseries because it would not be beneficial for children, especially those with special needs or in disadvantaged areas, the Minister for Children said. Roderic O’Gorman said the situation was under constant review and that Education Minister Norma Foley would engage with opposition education … Read more
[ad_1] The government keeps the situation facing Ireland’s schools “under review” and is desperate to avoid a second long-term closure, according to Children’s Minister Roderic O’Gorman. The Green Party TD today admitted that “the prolonged closure of schools at the beginning of the year was not good for children, especially for children from the most … Read more