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Occupancy limits and sanitation: Higher education announces plans for 'safe return' to campuses
Colleges will implement sanitation and ventilation measures, as well as occupancy limits in certain locations.
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Aug 3rd 2021, 9:22 AM
Wuhan to test 'all residents' as Covid-19 returns
The city has reported its first local infections in more than a year.
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Aug 3rd 2021, 8:16 AM
Over 30,000 people attended Covid vaccination walk-in centres at weekend
“This initiative makes us beyond proud of younger people,” Paul Reid said.
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Aug 3rd 2021, 7:38 AM
Coronavirus: 1,352 new cases confirmed in Ireland
The latest figures were announced by the Department of Health on Twitter.
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Aug 2nd 2021, 3:30 PM
Coronavirus: 1,098 new cases confirmed in Ireland
The latest figures were announced by the Department of Health today.
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Aug 1st 2021, 3:25 PM
Coronavirus: 1,427 new cases confirmed, as Ireland reaches 300,000 case milestone
The latest figures were announced by the Department of Health today.
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Jul 31st 2021, 4:04 PM
Coronavirus: 1,501 new cases confirmed in Ireland
The Department of Health confirmed the latest figures this evening.
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Jul 30th 2021, 6:24 PM
Here is the current guidance on vaccinating children against Covid-19
Niac is expected to issue guidance to the Government and HSE this week.
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Jul 26th 2021, 6:00 PM
Coronavirus: 1,126 new cases confirmed in Ireland
The latest figures were announced by the Department of Health today.
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Jul 25th 2021, 3:35 PM
Coronavirus: 1,345 new cases confirmed in Ireland
The latest figures were announced by the Department of Health today.
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Jul 24th 2021, 3:13 PM
Half of Europeans now fully vaccinated as Merkel urges more Germans to get jabbed
“The more people are vaccinated, the freer we will be,” Angela Merkel said.
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Jul 22nd 2021, 10:53 PM
South African firm to make the first Pfizer Covid vaccines in Africa next year
Production will begin in 2022 and doses will be distributed among Africa’s 54 countries.
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Jul 21st 2021, 10:00 PM
Coronavirus: 1,110 new cases confirmed in Ireland
Almost 7,700 cases of Covid-19 have been notified in the last seven days.
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Jul 20th 2021, 5:31 PM
Coronavirus: 1,071 new cases confirmed in Ireland
The latest figures were released by the Department of Health today.
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Jul 19th 2021, 5:17 PM
Number of patients in hospital with Covid-19 rises above 100 for first time since May
There are 20 people with Covid-19 in intensive care units.
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Jul 19th 2021, 2:41 PM
Debunked: A claim that Australian students were 'accidentally' vaccinated is missing context
An “error” led to around 160 students receiving the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine,.
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Jul 17th 2021, 11:00 AM
Debunked: No, 82% of women vaccinated against Covid-19 in the first third of pregnancy don't miscarry
The claim has circulated widely on social media in recent weeks.
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Jul 16th 2021, 7:49 PM
Coronavirus: 783 new cases confirmed in Ireland
The latest figures were announced by the Department of Health today.
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Jul 14th 2021, 3:21 PM
Coronavirus: 589 new cases confirmed in Ireland
The latest figures were announced by the Department of Health today.
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Jul 13th 2021, 5:55 PM
Here's how indoor dining will resume for vaccinated and recovered people by 26 July
The announcement comes following days of discussions between representatives from the hospitality sector and the government .
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Jul 12th 2021, 9:10 PM
Coronavirus: 576 new cases confirmed in Ireland
58 patients are in hospital, including 16 in ICU.
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Jul 11th 2021, 3:00 PM
EU hits goal of delivering vaccines for 70% of adults, says von der Leyen
The European Commission President said “the EU has kept its word.”
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Jul 10th 2021, 2:26 PM
Debunked: A claim which describes 'major concerns' about the AstraZeneca vaccine is misleading
The claim has been shared on Facebook.
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Jul 10th 2021, 1:00 PM
Over 55% of Irish adults now fully vaccinated against Covid as 275,000 doses given this week
Over 70% of adults have had at least one dose.
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Jul 10th 2021, 12:33 PM
'I didn't want to do this alone': Your stories about pandemic maternity restrictions
Here’s what the maternity restrictions meant for readers.
The Journal asked people to share stories about the impact of pandemic maternity restrictions.
These restrictions resulted in pregnant women going through parts of labour and certain scans alone, Orla Dwyer reports.
More than 120 people got in contact and 67 of their stories are included in today's piece.
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Jul 10th 2021, 12:05 AM
Maternity partner restrictions raised again in Dáil as Taoiseach told all units compliant
Taoiseach: 'There's no reason why partners cannot attend maternity scans - it should not be happening'
Coronavirus: 631 new cases confirmed in Ireland
50 patients are in hospital, including 15 in ICU.
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Jul 9th 2021, 5:33 PM
Debunked: No, the Covid-19 vaccine figures don't include missed appointments
An independent TD claimed that the official vaccine figures refer to the number of appointments made rather than doses administered.
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Jul 9th 2021, 4:35 PM
Coronavirus: 581 new cases confirmed in Ireland, highest count in two months
The latest figures were confirmed by the Department of Health this evening.
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Jul 7th 2021, 6:58 PM
Have you been impacted by pandemic maternity restrictions? We want to hear your story
We want to get a wider sense of how Covid-19 maternity restrictions have impacted people. Tell us your story.
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Jul 5th 2021, 7:45 PM
Coronavirus: 365 new cases confirmed in Ireland
The figures were confirmed by the Department of Health this evening.
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Jul 5th 2021, 5:40 PM
Debunked: EU and US databases do not show that thousands of people have died from Covid-19 vaccines
Claims which rely on the EudraVigilance and VAERS databases are often misleading.
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Jul 4th 2021, 9:00 AM
Coronavirus: 512 new cases confirmed in Ireland
The latest figures were confirmed by the Department of Health this evening.
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Jul 2nd 2021, 4:53 PM
About 70% of cases now Delta as Holohan says country facing further Covid wave
Dr Tony Holohan said the country is facing a “significant wave of Delta-driven transmission”.
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Jul 1st 2021, 7:12 PM
Ireland's Covid-19 death toll reaches 5,000 as health officials confirm 448 new cases
The latest figures were confirmed by the Department of Health this evening.
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Jul 1st 2021, 4:49 PM
People in mid-west urged to 'remain outdoors' as Covid-19 rates still 'too high for population to relax'
People in Limerick, Clare and north Tipperary have been advised to “continue exercising caution” due to recent case numbers.
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Jun 30th 2021, 8:00 PM
Coronavirus: 452 new cases confirmed in Ireland
The latest figures were confirmed by the Department of Health this afternoon.
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Jun 30th 2021, 5:48 PM
Minister claims he was speaking in 'personal' capacity when he called for second opinion on NPHET advice
NPHET issued advice to government yesterday.
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Jun 29th 2021, 9:21 PM
'No limit' on visiting numbers for fully vaccinated or people who had Covid in last nine months
This measure will take effect from 5 July, the government said.
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Jun 29th 2021, 1:44 PM
Reopening of indoor hospitality set to be delayed for a number of weeks
Indoor dining was intended to recommence from next Monday, 5 July. This date looks set to be delayed until 19 July.
Indoor dining looks set to be postponed until at least 19 July
Cabinet will discuss this morning whether fully vaccinated people should be allowed dine indoors
"We weren't expecting this" said senior government sources about NPHET's suggestion around vaccinated people
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Jun 29th 2021, 6:00 AM
AstraZeneca and Janssen vaccines to be made available to all age groups
Earlier this month, the gap between doses of this vaccine was reduced from 12 weeks to eight.
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Jun 28th 2021, 10:12 PM
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