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GOOD MORNING

The 9 at 9 Here’s a round up of this morning’s main stories.

EVERY MORNING, TheJournal.ie brings you all the news you need to know as you start the day.

1. #CORONAVIRUS: Another 102 cases of Covid-19 were confirmed in the Republic of Ireland last night, bringing the total number of 785. 

2. #ITALY: Italy has shut all non-essential factories after recording another record coronavirus toll that brought its fatalities to 4,825.

3. #MOTHER’S DAY: It’s Mother’s Day today and here’s some advice on how to celebrate the day while keeping social distancing. 

4. #PERU: Efforts to fly Irish and UK citizens out of Peru have been complicated after the Peruvian government announced that all airports would close from midnight tonight.

5. #PUBS: The Chief Medical Officer and the Minister for Health have issued a warning to pubs that are still open that they could face being forcibly closed. 

6. #EASYJET: EasyJet has apologised after it emerged that a motivational video addressing staff about the coronavirus heavily resembled Taoiseach Leo Varadkar’s St Patrick’s Day speech, The Guardian has reported.  

7. #AUSTRALIA: Australia has announced a €36 billion spending plan to limit economic damage from the coronavirus pandemic, RTÉ has reported. 

8. #NORTH KOREA: Donald Trump sent a letter to North Korea offering cooperation in ‘anti-epidemic work’, the country has said. 

9. #CROATIA: A teenager has died after a strong earthquake shook the capital of Croatia this morning. 

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