Covid restrictions will be here until June
Tough Covid-19 restrictions could be in place until June. The National Public Health Emergency Team says there needs to be a cautious approach to easing restrictions over the next few months to avoid a fourth wave. The Department of Health has confirmed 582 new cases of Covid-19. …
Deputy Harkin urges the government to consider regional restrictions
A Sligo Leitrim TD is calling on the government to consider regional restrictions in the fight against Covid-19. Independent TD Marian Harkin made calls after 11 local election areas including two in Leitrim recorded less than five cases of the virus during the past 14 days. Three local…
European Medicines Agency will decide today on the AstraZeneca vaccine
The European Medicines Agency will meet later to decide whether any extra precautions are needed to use the AstraZeneca vaccine against Covid-19. A dozen countries stopped using it as a temporary precaution following a small cluster of blood clotting cases which emerged last weekend. Ireland’s vaccines board called a…
People urged not to flout restrictions this St. patrick’s Day
An infectious diseases expert says any flouting of restrictions today could undo a lot of our hard work. It comes as a further 349 new cases of Covid-19 were reported nationally yesterday, along with 18 deaths. 19 new cases were recorded in Donegal, and less than 5 in both Sligo…
NPHET concerned with Hospital admissions
The National Public Health Emergency Team have expressed concerns about Covid-19 hospital admissions. There were 360 people with the virus in hospital yesterday, after the number rose for two days in a row. 85 are in ICU, while 575 new cases were confirmed yesterday and no additional deaths.…
GPs urge young people to increase efforts in tackling Covid
The Irish College of General Practitioners Covid-Advisor is asking young people to continue to do the best they can in tackling the Covid-19 virus. Mary Favier’s welcoming the fact there have been no new deaths among Covid 19 patients on the whole island of Ireland in the latest set…
Saturday Covid Figures
The country’s Deputy Chief Medical Officer says we must prevent Covid-19 getting the upper hand. Figures released yesterday show 646 new cases of the virus and 10 additional deaths. There were 19 new cases reported yesterday in Donegal. Fewer than 5 cases were recorded in both Leitrim and…