LAST UPDATE | 2 Mar 2021
EVERY MORNING, TheJournal.ie brings you all the news you need to know as you start the day.
1. #CORONAVIRUS: The number of people in hospital with Covid-19 has fallen below 500 for the first time this year.
2. #M50 CHASE: A woman in her 20s was arrested after multiple garda cars pursued a vehicle from Ballymun to Bray and back.
3. #FACTCHECK: There are a number of misleading Covid-19 claims in a leaflet made by three political parties.
4. #NORTHERN IRELAND: Stormont ministers will meet again today to try to reach a consensus on a roadmap out of lockdown.
5. #HIGHLY EFFECTIVE: A study from Public Health England has found both the Pfizer and AstraZeneca vaccines to be “highly effective” in preventing hospitalisations and serious illness.
6. #LABELLING: Twitter is set to adopt a new policy over tweets containing misinformation about coronavirus vaccines.
7. #NEW YORK: A third woman has accused New York Governor Andrew Cuomo of offensive behaviour.
8. #APOLOGY: Horse trainer Gordon Elliott has described the photo of him sitting on a dead horse a “moment of madness that I am going to have to spend the rest of my life paying for”.
9. #CAUTION: Motorists have been urged to take care as heavy fog hit parts of the country.
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