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# outbreak - Monday 10 August, 2020
Offaly meat factory announces suspension of operations following criticism for opening this morning
Three other meat factories in Kildare, which is also under regional Covid restrictions, have temporarily closed.
# outbreak - Wednesday 17 June, 2020
Over 1,200 flights in and out of Beijing cancelled as it aims to halt Covid-19 spread
The Chinese capital has enacted a number of measures to limit travel in and out of the city.
# outbreak - Thursday 9 April, 2020
Number of people infected by confirmed case of Covid-19 in Ireland down from four to around one
Professor Philip Nolan said the modelling advisory group can see the “profound effect” the measures are having on transmission.
# outbreak - Saturday 4 April, 2020
Harris announces new supports for nursing homes after 40 clusters identified across the country
Figures correct as of midnight on Wednesday were released this morning by the Health Protection Surveillance Centre.
# outbreak - Friday 3 April, 2020
New figures show 38 clusters of Covid-19 in Ireland's nursing homes
Nursing homes now account for 23.8% of Covid-19 clusters in the country.
# outbreak - Tuesday 17 March, 2020
Kevin Durant among 4 Brooklyn Nets players diagnosed with COVID-19
He confirmed to The Athletic website he had tested positive for the virus.
# outbreak - Monday 16 March, 2020
The Irishman who played under controversial circumstances at the weekend
Michael Doyle was one of the few Irish footballers competing in England on Saturday.
Limerick and Dublin postpone all club GAA games fixed for April
Galway became the first county to scrap club fixtures in April last week.
# outbreak - Sunday 1 March, 2020
Twelve new Covid-19 cases confirmed in UK, bringing total to 35
The UK health secretary said shutting down cities was possible despite a “huge economic and social downside”.
# outbreak - Saturday 29 February, 2020
Trump announces new travel restrictions as first death from Covid-19 confirmed in US
Yesterday, the US President denounced criticism of his response to the threat as a “hoax” cooked up by his political enemies.
# outbreak - Thursday 27 February, 2020
Denmark confirms first Covid-19 case as UK total rises to 15
The man is relatively well and has returned to his home, where he remains in isolation, health officials said.
# outbreak - Wednesday 26 February, 2020
Four tourists test positive for Covid-19 at quarantined Tenerife hotel
The second virus-related death in France was confirmed this morning.
Covid-19: Department of Foreign Affairs urges people not to travel to 11 Italian 'red zones'
There has been an increase in the number of confirmed cases in Italy
Ireland should expect 'a very big increase' in suspected coronavirus cases in the next few weeks
Health Minister Simon Harris stresses this does not mean a significant number of positive cases.
# outbreak - Tuesday 25 February, 2020
Iran's deputy health minister has been diagnosed with the coronavirus
Clusters of the illness have been reported across Iran.
Coronavirus: How likely is it to come to Ireland? And can the health service cope with an outbreak?
The State has a “mitigation” strategy ready to roll out if the “containment” strategy fails.
# outbreak - Monday 24 February, 2020
Ulster trip among Pro14 games postponed due to Coronavirus outbreak in Italy
This weekend’s fixture between Zebre and Ospreys is also off.
Public Health Emergency Team to meet to 'advance Covid-19 preparedness plans for Ireland'
Three people have died in Italy, which is experiencing Europe’s first major outbreak of the virus.
# outbreak - Friday 14 February, 2020
China reports 121 new deaths and 5,000 new cases after Covid-19 outbreak
The number of cases has reached 63,581.
# outbreak - Wednesday 12 February, 2020
First case of coronavirus detected in London
Chief medical officer Professor Chris Whitty said this is the nation’s ninth confirmed case.
Over 1,100 people have now died from coronavirus but daily growth is slowing
In Japan, 39 more people on a quarantined cruise ship have tested positive for Covid-19.
# outbreak - Tuesday 11 February, 2020
Deadly coronavirus given official name 'Covid-19'
The WHO said the name was chosen so as not to refer to a place, animal or group of people.
# outbreak - Thursday 6 February, 2020
Third case of coronavirus has been confirmed in England
More than 28,000 people are now known to be infected worldwide in the outbreak.
# outbreak - Monday 3 February, 2020
Built in 10 days, China's coronavirus hospital takes first patients as death toll passes SARS
China has also made an appeal for medical masks and protective suits.
# outbreak - Wednesday 29 January, 2020
Human-to-human transmission of coronavirus outside China is worrying, says WHO
Tánaiste Simon Coveney has said “there is no evidence to suggest that any Irish citizen has contracted the virus”.
# outbreak - Tuesday 28 January, 2020
Irish pharmacies running out of face masks after news of coronavirus outbreak in China
There have not been any confirmed cases of the virus in Ireland, or in the UK.
# outbreak - Friday 24 January, 2020
Coronavirus death toll rises to 25 in China as 10 cities put on lockdown
Chinese authorities have confirmed 830 cases of the deadly new virus, most in the city of Wuhan.
# outbreak - Thursday 23 January, 2020
Four people tested for coronavirus in Scotland
Three patients in Edinburgh are suspected of having the disease, as well as one in Glasgow.
# outbreak - Wednesday 22 January, 2020
Flights and trains from Chinese city of Wuhan suspended to halt virus spread
Residents of Wuhan have been told not to leave the city without a special reason
# outbreak - Tuesday 21 January, 2020
First case of new coronavirus on US soil after man returns from China
The man returned to the Seattle area in the middle of last week after traveling to Wuhan in central China.
Fourth person dies as China confirms coronavirus can be transmitted by humans
Meanwhile, a man in Australia has been tested after showing symptoms of the virus.
# outbreak - Sunday 19 January, 2020
Coronavirus: 17 more people diagnosed with SARS-like mystery virus in China
Two men in their 60’s — one with severe pre-existing conditions — have died from the illness.
# outbreak - Saturday 18 January, 2020
Scale of SARS-like virus in China likely far bigger than officially reported, scientists warn
Authorities in China say two people have died and at least 45 have been infected.
# outbreak - Thursday 5 December, 2019
Majority of 140,000 people who died from Measles last year were under five years old
Four countries in Europe, including the UK, lost their measles elimination status last year.
# outbreak - Thursday 5 September, 2019
New Zealand measles outbreak rises above 1,000 confirm cases
Measles is a highly infectious illness and spreads very easily.
# outbreak - Saturday 27 April, 2019
Over 1,000 quarantined in measles scare at LA universities
Donald Trump has urged everyone to get vaccinated.
# outbreak - Wednesday 24 April, 2019
US measles cases hit 25 year high
Health officials in hard-hit New York City today reported 61 new cases since late last week.
# outbreak - Tuesday 9 April, 2019
New York declares public health emergency as measles outbreak hits Brooklyn
New York mayor Bill de Blasio has ordered all residents to be vaccinated.
# outbreak - Thursday 4 April, 2019
Outbreak of measles in Dublin affecting young workers in city centre
There have been 10 cases since the start of February.
# outbreak - Monday 4 March, 2019
Another measles outbreak confirmed, this time in north Dublin
There have been five cases since the start of February.
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Poll: Would you go to a socially-distanced concert?
CONCERTS AND MANY other events have, of course, been cancelled during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Images of a socially-distanced concert in England were widely shared during the week.
Fans at the Sam Fender concert at the Virgin Money Unity Arena, a pop-up venue in Gosforth Park, Newcastle, watched the outdoor concert in groups of up to five people from 500 separate raised metal platforms.
Promoters described the event as the world’s first socially-distanced gig. Some people thought the layout looked great, while others were not so sure.
We want to know: Would you go to a socially-distanced concert?
Poll Results:
Yes (2172)
No (1799)
I'm not sure (272)
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Dr Anthony O'Connor: 'The rhetoric of “all being in it together” is dead'
By Dr Anthony O'Connor - @Antcon7062
Open Letter from Ireland's psychologists: 'Direct Provision is causing untold psychological harm'
By Psychologists for Social Change Ireland
“As a country we must do better,” according to about 150 signatories.
What we can learn from the world's 'Blue Zones' - where people regularly live into their 90s and 100s
By Professor Ciaran O’Boyle
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