[ad_1] Updated 1 hour ago THE LABOR PARTY has asked the National Public Health Emergency Team to conduct a public health risk assessment on the reopening of schools. Labor education spokesman Aodhán Ó Ríordáin has said his preference is for schools to open whenever it can be done safely. Ó Ríordáin welcomed the decision to … Read more
[ad_1] Local areas in Ireland where cases are skyrocketing as cities hit by the increase Ireland has been hit by a surge in new Covid-19 cases in recent days in weeks. Several factors have combined to result in a sharp increase in the number of infections in virtually every county. However, some local regions have … Read more
[ad_1] The Department of Education has said schools are still scheduled to reopen on January 11. The schools were supposed to reopen after the Christmas break on Wednesday, January 6, but in a speech announcing new Covid-19 restrictions on December 30, Taoiseach Micheál Martin said the reopening would be delayed until Monday, January 11. following. … Read more
[ad_1] British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said that current Covid-19 measures implemented in England are likely to toughen up amid a spike in cases, but insisted schools are safe and children should continue to attend. . Covid-19 cases are at record levels and on the rise, fueled by a newer and more transmissible variant … Read more
[ad_1] The number of people hospitalized with Covid-19 continues to rise. The latest figures show that at 8 a.m., there were 673 patients undergoing treatment for the virus, with 75 admissions in the last 24 hours. It represents an increase of almost 100 people at the same time yesterday morning, when there were 581 people … Read more
[ad_1] The vaccine developed by the University of Oxford and the AstraZeneca vaccine will launch from Monday in the UK. Several other countries will follow in the coming weeks. Here’s the science behind the jab: – How does the AstraZeneca / Oxford vaccine work? The vaccine, called ChAdOx1 nCoV-19, uses a weakened, harmless version of … Read more
[ad_1] Ireland is currently in the grip of a third wave of coronavirus as cases continue to rise across the country. One of the key statistics health experts use to assess the scale of an outbreak here is the 14-day incidence rate of confirmed cases per 100,000 residents. And Monaghan is now the most affected … Read more
[ad_1] Veteran US talk show host Larry King is in hospital with coronavirus, according to US media reports. King, 87, has been receiving treatment for COVID-19 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in The Angels for more than a week, sources close to his family reportedly told CNN. The station is currently isolated and cannot receive visitors, … Read more
[ad_1] Dr. Tony Holohan has issued an urgent warning when he said that we could now be seeing a greater spread than at any other point in the pandemic so far. The medical director responded after Ireland was hit by a staggering increase in new cases with 3,394 more confirmed infections. The latest figures were … Read more
[ad_1] Ireland’s hospitals will be “invaded” by the third wave of Covid-19, with up to 3,000 people admitted by the end of the month if the virus continues its current exponential growth rate. The stern warning was issued by Dr. Colm Henry, HSE’s clinical director, as the number of positive Covid-19 cases skyrocketed to more … Read more