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IRELAND

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Sara Marinio (nine) pictured with deer in Dublin’s Phoenix Park today.

Source: Sasko Lazarov / RollingNews.ie

  • The daily number of confirmed Covid-19 cases could rise to 7,000 in the coming days, HSE CEO Paul Reid said, noting that transmission levels are now “rampant.”
  • Today six deaths and 6,110 new cases of the virus were confirmed.

WORLD

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UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson checks his temperature during a visit to Chase Farm Hospital in North London today.

Source: Stefan Rousseau / PA Wire / PA Images

#ENGLAND: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has ordered a new national lockdown for England, which means that people will only be able to leave their homes for limited reasons, and the measures are expected to remain in effect until mid-February.

#SCOTLAND: Scotland will impose a nationwide coronavirus lockdown for the remainder of January due to an increase in cases, Prime Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced.

#ME: The EU drug watchdog will not make a decision on Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine until at least Wednesday, it was confirmed today.

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