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Wednesday 28 October 2020
Juncker said the Taoiseach would be prepared to back the mechanism.
The 24-hour stoppage looks likely to go ahead after Labour Court talks ended without agreement last night.
Four in every 10 staff surveyed, meanwhile, said they have faked their workloads at some point by staying late.
It’s three weeks since the current talks process began.
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The exact details are still being hammered out.
The Minister for Social Protection said she was “very confident” a figure reported this morning was not accurate.
THE HSE IS today expected to outline that the contact tracing system is “back on track” after its capacity was surpassed due to a surge in Covid-19 cases earlier this month.
It is understood that Oireachtas Health Committee will be told that the contact tracing system’s capacity was surpassed when the number of Covid-19 cases sharply increased at the start of the month, but that it has gotten back on track since 23 October.
In July, the HSE launched its Covid-19 contact tracing app, which is intended to help contact tracing, particularly with people who aren’t family and friends, and uses Bluetooth technology to determine whether you’ve been a close contact of someone who’s tested positive for the virus.
Users are encouraged to switch on their Bluetooth settings, and to check in with their symptoms every day.
So, today we want to know: Are you still using the Covid-19 contact tracing app?
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