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# Covid-19

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2022
# coronavirus newsletter
The new Covid antibody and antiviral treatments currently (or imminently) available in Ireland
An antibody treatment is currently being used in Irish hospitals, and the first deliveries of a new antiviral pill are expected later this month.
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Mar 9th 2022, 8:00 PM
# DAILY FIGURES
Coronavirus: 9,070 new cases and 829 patients in hospital, including 51 in ICU
The figures were confirmed by the Department of Health this afternoon.
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Mar 9th 2022, 3:25 PM
Austria suspends law making Covid vaccines mandatory for all adults
The law took effect in February and called for fines up to €3,600 from mid-March for those who do not comply.
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Mar 9th 2022, 9:18 AM
# DAILY FIGURES
Coronavirus: 11,380 new cases, with 803 people in hospital and 51 in ICU
The Department of Health confirmed the latest figures in a statement this afternoon.
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Mar 8th 2022, 3:44 PM
# WRC
Dublin's Gresham Hotel ordered to pay out €500 to 'humiliated' man over Covid mask incident
The case was brought before the Workplace Relations Commission.
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Mar 8th 2022, 1:25 PM
# essential workers
State will pay €100,000 to families of healthcare workers who died of Covid
The HPSC reports that 22 healthcare workers have died having contracted Covid.
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Mar 8th 2022, 1:18 PM
# latest figures
Coronavirus: 7,541 new PCR-confirmed cases and 12,311 positive antigen tests reported since Friday
The Department of Health confirmed the latest figures in a statement this afternoon.
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Mar 7th 2022, 3:09 PM
# Coronavirus
Covid-19 restrictions for people travelling to Ireland to end tomorrow
International travellers to Ireland will no longer be required to show proof of vaccination, recovery or a negative PCR test upon arrival.
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Mar 5th 2022, 4:28 PM
# latest figures
Coronavirus: 8,337 new cases and 670 patients in hospital, including 43 in ICU
The Department of Health confirmed the figures this afternoon.
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Mar 4th 2022, 3:20 PM
# Áras An Uachtaráin
President Higgins and his wife Sabina have tested positive for Covid-19
The President is isolating and will continue to work from home.
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Mar 4th 2022, 12:05 PM
# latest figures
Coronavirus: 7,694 new cases and 653 patients in hospital, including 46 in ICU
The Department of Health confirmed the figures this afternoon.
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Mar 2nd 2022, 3:18 PM
# Covid-19
NPHET warned that mandatory vaccinations could cause 'distrust' in programme
The paper said Ireland’s vaccine programme has seen success due to “trust and transparency”.
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Mar 2nd 2022, 1:18 PM
# Sydney
Australian prime minister isolating after testing positive for Covid-19
Scott Morrison said he will work from home as Australia’s east coast battles huge floods.
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Mar 1st 2022, 10:34 PM
# DAILY FIGURES
Coronavirus: 8,071 new cases, with 610 people in hospital and 48 in ICU
The figures were confirmed by the Department of Health this afternoon.
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Mar 1st 2022, 5:09 PM
# restrictions
‘Milestone’ day as most Covid-19 restrictions lifted today, including mask-wearing
People will still be advised to wear masks on public transport and in healthcare settings.
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Feb 28th 2022, 7:11 AM
# Vaccines
European Medicines Agency recommends Pfizer booster for children over 12
It also announced that it has recommended the approval of the Spikevax vaccine for children aged between six and 11.
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Feb 24th 2022, 5:19 PM
# latest figures
Coronavirus: 7,724 new cases and 610 in hospital, including 55 in ICU
The Department of Health confirmed the figures this afternoon.
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Feb 24th 2022, 3:38 PM
# pub closures
No pubs were shut by Gardaí while emergency Covid-19 powers were in place
Gardaí have said that there were no prosecutions of publicans under the act.
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Feb 24th 2022, 12:15 AM
# Covid-19
Data on the social and economic impacts of the pandemic on Ireland published by CSO
The Central Statistics Office said more than 1,000 deaths due to Covid-19 occurred in the first four weeks of 2021.
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Feb 23rd 2022, 3:28 PM
# latest figures
Coronavirus: 8,058 new cases and 593 patients in hospital, including 54 in ICU
The Department of Health confirmed the figures this afternoon.
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Feb 23rd 2022, 3:01 PM
# latest figures
Coronavirus: 7,354 new cases and 608 patients in hospital, including 54 in ICU
The Department of Health confirmed the latest figures this afternoon.
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Feb 22nd 2022, 3:01 PM
# Your Say
Poll: Will you avoid certain settings when masks are no longer required?
Masks will no longer be mandatory in schools, shops and on public transport from next Monday.
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Feb 22nd 2022, 9:34 AM
# Coronavirus
Legal requirement to self-isolate to end in England from Thursday, Johnson announces
The legal duty to self-isolate following a positive coronavirus test will fall away in the UK by the end of the week.
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Feb 21st 2022, 5:10 PM
# Royal Family
Queen Elizabeth will carry on with ‘light duties’ despite Covid infection, palace says
The diagnosis follows a string of coronavirus cases among the royal family and the Queen’s Windsor Castle team.
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Feb 20th 2022, 5:40 PM
# Travel
'Fortress Australia' re-opens after two-year Covid closure
“The wait is over,” Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said during a press conference today.
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Feb 20th 2022, 1:30 PM
# Vaccines
No booster for high-risk teens major source of concern as mask mandate lifts, family says
Boosters have been approved for teenagers in some other countries, but not yet in Ireland.
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Feb 19th 2022, 1:00 PM
# Nursing Homes
New infection control rules for nursing homes to allow unrestricted access for support person
The new rules are set to come into place from 28 February.
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Feb 18th 2022, 7:48 PM
# factcheck
FactCheck: A claim that Covid -19 vaccines don’t stop transmission of the virus is misleading
A now suspended account on Twitter made the claim, but does it have any truth to it?
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Feb 18th 2022, 5:43 PM
# NPHET's LETTER
CMO says PCR testing 'no longer needed' for most under 55s and suggests concluding NPHET
Dr Tony Holohan recommended change to the priority for PCR testing.
Dr Tony Holohan has said that asymptomatic close contacts will no longer need to restrict their movements.
CMO also says it is 'timely' to conclude the work of the National Public Health Emergency Team given this stage of the pandemic.
Taoiseach earlier confirmed that mask-wearing would become optional in most settings.
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Feb 18th 2022, 5:30 PM
# Covid-19
Coronavirus: 8,593 new cases and 591 patients in hospital, including 57 in ICU
The Department of Health confirmed the figures this afternoon.
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Feb 18th 2022, 3:08 PM
# nphet
Covid isolation rules and possible scale-back of testing to be discussed by public health experts
Tánaiste Leo Varadkar has told his party that the Covid situation is ‘stable’.
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Feb 16th 2022, 9:57 PM
# latest figures
Coronavirus: 9,881 new cases and 631 patients in hospital, 108 deaths notified in past week
The Department of Health confirmed the latest figures this afternoon.
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Feb 16th 2022, 4:30 PM
# Covid-19
Western Force release Australia international Timani because he's unvaccinated
Covid-19 travel regulations and policies will prevent Timani from playing this season.
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Feb 16th 2022, 10:47 AM
# Protest
New Zealand virus cases spike as anti-vaccine protesters claim win
Health authorities reported 1,160 new coronavirus cases, the most since the pandemic began.
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Feb 16th 2022, 9:00 AM
# nphet
Mask wearing looks set to become optional in the coming weeks
It is understood that members of NPHET are positive about the current Covid-19 situation.
The mask requirement on public transport, shops and in schools is expected to be lifted soon
The move will be one of the biggest changes in the pandemic, writes Christina Finn
Members of NPHET met with Health Minister Stephen Donnelly on Monday night
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Feb 15th 2022, 6:21 PM
# Northern Ireland
Ending of Covid rules in NI is ‘not freedom day’, chief scientific adviser warns
Professor Ian Young urged people to continue to wear face masks in certain public settings, even though it will no longer be a legal requirement.
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Feb 15th 2022, 5:48 PM
# latest figures
Covid-19: 8,815 new cases and 635 patients in hospital, including 63 in ICU
The Department of Health confirmed the latest figures this afternoon.
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Feb 15th 2022, 3:51 PM
# fourth dose
Sweden recommends fourth Covid-19 jab for over-80s
The country’s health agency said the jab should be taken four months after the previous dose, at the earliest.
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Feb 14th 2022, 2:09 PM
# Canada
Canadian judge orders an end to lorry blockade at border bridge
The stand-off has entered its fifth day.
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Feb 11th 2022, 10:32 PM
# daily cases
Coronavirus: 11,063 new cases, 615 people in hospital and 64 in ICU
The Department of Health released the figures this afternoon.
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Feb 11th 2022, 3:15 PM
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