A decision on easing Covid-19 restrictions will be made today
A decision will be made later by the National Public Health Emergency Team on whether the country is ready to ease some Covid-19 restrictions from Monday. It’s meeting a day earlier than scheduled, to allow ministers time to consider the official guidance before signing off on the measures tomorrow.…
Covid-19 cases increase in the north west
The number of confirmed covid-19 cases in the North West has increased 675. The number of cases in Donegal has risen to 474. There are now 127 cases in Sligo and 74 in Leitrim. The Chief Medical Officer says there are encouraging signs the country WILL be…
latest North West Covid-19 Figures
The number of Covid-19 cases in the north west this morning stands at 669 this morning. The latest figures have confirmed that Leitrim now has 74 confirmed cases, Sligo has 123 and Donegal has 472. The wearing of masks in public will NOT be compulsory, according to…
Major Leitrim issue to be included in government formation talks
The issue of once off waste water treatment plants has been raised again in Leitrim. Fine Gael Councillor Sean McDermott says he attributes the issue to being the main factor in the high number of unsuccessful planning applications in the County. Cllr McDermott says that with more people…
Delays reported with testing as North West Covid figures reach 678
Doctors are still reporting significant delays with testing for Covid-19. The head of the HSE says turnaround time from the swab being taken to a lab result is 2.4 days. There are now 678 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in the North west. Latest figures released show 494 cases in…
Covid -19 Testing to focus on direct provision
The National Public Health Emergency Team will meet this morning to consider testing every resident in direct provision for Covid-19. Latest figures show there are 164 cases of the virus in asylum seeker accommodation, up from 88 last Saturday. A further 29 people with Covid-19 have lost their…
Ireland not ready to lift restrictions yet
The chief medical officer says the country isn’t yet in a position to ease some Covid-19 restrictions in 10 days’ time. 1,375 people with the virus have died after a further 37 fatalities were confirmed last night, while there are now 22,248 diagnosed cases. The number of cases…