[ad_1] Tonight’s One World: Together At Home online concert is taking place. Hosted by award-winning Grammy pop superstar Lady Gaga, the Live Aid-style concert will unite the talents of dozens of music and comedy acts, broadcast to millions of people around the world in an attempt to raise awareness of the steps people are taking. … Read more
[ad_1] 7 7 HEALTH Minister Simon Harris said the closure restrictions that are put in place should be “low risk” when it comes to public health, but “high performance” from a social or economic point of view. Covid-19’s death toll reached 571 with the total number of cases rising to 15,000, as new data indicates … Read more
[ad_1] 6 6 LIFTING Irish restrictions on Covid-19 will happen “slowly and in a controlled manner,” said the chairman of the Covid-19 expert advisory group. Cillian De Gascun said some companies may open at reduced capacity, but the company will not immediately return to what it was, as the restrictions will be gradually removed. ⚠️ … Read more
[ad_1] two A NUMBER of hardware stores have been told they may reopen as essential services during the Covid-19 blockade, but not to the general public. The Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation has confirmed that hardware retailers are considered essential services. ⚠️ Read our coronavirus live blog for the latest news and updates two … Read more
[ad_1] 4 4 A NEW chart shows that daily deaths from Covid-19 in Ireland may have peaked ten days ago on April 7, and have nearly halved since then. The number of deaths reported by the National Public Health Emergency Team every day is the number that is reported to them each day, rather than … Read more
[ad_1] HEALTH Minister Simon Harris admitted that Ireland was heading in a “dreadful and terrifying direction” before the blockade measures were introduced. Harris also emphasized that during a global pandemic “speed must always triumph over perfection” in making decisions because there is no time to lose. two Simon Harris made the comments on Twitter two … Read more
[ad_1] The Queen has asked that there be no salutes with arms to commemorate her birthday, as it would be “inappropriate in the current circumstances.” Buckingham Palace said the Queen did not want any special measure to allow the salute with firearms when she turns 94 on Tuesday. Gun salutes, in which blank rounds are … Read more
[ad_1] 3 A WOMAN who has a family member at the Dublin nursing home, where 11 residents died in two weeks, only found out about the group by reading the newspaper. The HSE revealed today that a nursing home in the capital has seen 11 people die since April 2. ⚠️ Read our coronavirus live … Read more
[ad_1] The Taoiseach, Ireland’s leading minister and health doctor faced the arrival of 190 fruit pickers in the country amid the coronavirus pandemic. Yesterday it was learned that a plane loaded with workers was flown to Dublin airport from Sofia in Bulgaria after being hired by the Keelings fruit farm to pick strawberries. When asked … Read more
[ad_1] Transmission of coronavirus in a nursing home in Dublin has become widespread in recent days and now affects more than a fifth of the 200 residents, according to an internal memo. There is evidence of coronavirus outbreaks in almost every unit at St Mary’s Hospital in Phoenix Park, which has seen 11 Covid-19-related deaths … Read more