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This measure takes effect immediately.
Cabinet has met this afternoon to sign off on the next set of restrictions.
Many people have been affected by isolation and a lack of social interaction.
More than 127 million people have been infected by the virus first detected in China in late 2019.
Conor O’Leary of Purple House Cancer Support Centre in Bray says cancer patients must be a priority for the government during Covid-19.
The meeting took place this evening and a full Cabinet meeting will take place tomorrow.
The latest figures were released in a statement this evening.
In further encouraging news, one dose of either vaccine resulted in 80% protection against infection.
The Central European country has given at least a first dose of a vaccine to 21.6% of its population.
The British government is also stressing caution, with its new slogan of “hands, face, space and fresh air”.
The study says transmission from bats to humans through another animal is the most likely scenario.
The location of another remains unknown.
A total of 27,427 doses were administered on Thursday.
We speak to two staff members tasked with keeping care home residents engaged during the pandemic.
It is the lowest number since the start of January.
Five test centres opened this week across the country.
A total of 75% of cases this week were in people aged under 45.
Health officials confirmed the latest figures this evening.
New and expectant mothers with severe mental health issues are currently admitted to a general psychiatric ward.
HSE CEO Paul Reid said on Thursday that Ireland expects to receive 1 million doses between today and 30 April.
A round-up of NPHET’s press briefing at the Department of Health this evening.
There are 312 patients with Covid-19 hospitalised around the country as of 8am today, with 75 in ICU.
The temporary testing centres will allow people who don’t have symptoms of Covid-19 to get a free test.
Around 20% of cases are currently identified as community transmission.
Guidance from the company was issued to Irish medics yesterday.
The case was recently heard at the Workplace Relations Commission.
That’s according to research carried out by Red C on behalf of St Vincent de Paul.
The figures were released by the Department of Health this evening.
They will open at 11am tomorrow and run for a week to allow health authorities to assess take-up in the area.
A GP tracker survey has indicated that the number of patients reporting Covid symptoms has doubled this week.
The man is currently detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996.
He conceded there were ‘many things that we wish we’d done differently’ at the outset of the pandemic.
A lot of studies are being carried out into whether the anti-parasitic drug could be used to treat Covid-19.
Concerns were raised at Cabinet this afternoon over rising case numbers.