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Warnings after people begin dumping face masks and gloves on the ground
WHO: Wearing facemasks can limit Covid-19 spread but could also 'create a false sense of security'
Several countries are making masks mandatory - but experts differ over whether they're effective
Covid-19: The race is on to create the world's first ever coronavirus vaccine
Major study of Covid-19 cases in China finds lower death rate than previous estimates
Debunked: No, drinking tea is not a cure for Covid-19
Coronavirus: How long can Covid-19 survive on plastic, metal and other surfaces?
'We have to take the fight to the virus': WHO's Michael Ryan says lockdowns are not enough
Donald Trump says treatment 'is not gonna kill anybody' as US fast-tracks use of anti-malarial drug for coronavirus
Single dose of psychoactive component in cannabis could induce depressive and anxiety symptoms, study finds
Online system for arranging coronavirus tests crashes on first day before being replaced
Covid-19: Italy death toll tops 100 people, 290 million children worldwide now out of school
Covid-19 Explained: TCD's lead virus expert on match bans, self-isolation, and hand washing
Covid-19 global response: France cancels mass gatherings as Australia reports first death
Covid-19 passed on within UK for the first time as total number of cases there up to 23
Covid-19 Explained: The government's top coronavirus expert on what you need to know
WHO raises Covid-19 global risk assessment to 'very high', its highest level
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Denmark confirms first Covid-19 case as UK total rises to 15
Explainer: Here's what we know so far about how Covid-19 is spreading
Three-quarters of children with autism not getting needs met in public system
Infertile cancer patient gives birth after having her eggs frozen, new study reveals
Antarctica records hottest ever temperature at over 18 degrees
FactCheck: Is Ireland responsible for just 0.000012% of the world's carbon emissions?
Record-breaking US astronaut returns to Earth after longest mission by woman
Postgrad researchers are vulnerable to abuse, campaigners warn
Explainer: What is coronavirus and should we be worried?
'Handsome chaps': Red-bellied jumping spider spotted in Ireland for the first time
'We simply cannot waste any more time': Prince Charles meets Greta Thunberg in Davos
First case of new coronavirus on US soil after man returns from China
"We have no say on what happens in our town": The true extent of tree felling by local authorities
Strategy and specialists in short supply when it comes to saving public trees
Sepsis linked to 11m deaths worldwide - double what was previously thought
Heat added to earth's oceans over 25 years equals '3.6 billion Hiroshima atom bomb explosions'
Lava spews from Taal volcano in Philippines as 10,000 evacuated for fear of 'explosive eruption'
'Explosive eruption possible' as Philippines volcano spews ash 15km into the sky
Bacteria and turbidity: Young Scientists develop solution to monitoring private wells
Two lads from Cork have won this year's BT Young Scientists top award
This Young Scientist hopes to prevent slurry pit deaths with infrared beams and mobile alerts
This wristband subtly alerts teachers when a student with Autism is feeling overwhelmed