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Wednesday 21 October 2020
New restrictions were announced earlier this week to try to address the increase in Covid-19 cases.
The latest figures were confirmed by the Department of Health this evening.
Germany recorded more than 1,500 new cases in the past 24 hours.
The figures were released this evening.
New outbreaks continue to wreak havoc elsewhere around the world, with fresh clusters emerging across Asia.
Most of the cases were reported in Victoria state.
Strict new coronavirus measures are now in effect – here’s what they mean for you.
The US yesterday recorded a new daily high of 66,528 cases.
Almost half of the new cases were reported from capital Seoul and nearby metropolitan areas.
The figures were released this evening.
The figures were released this evening.
The figures were released from the Department of Health this evening.
The country has 232,243 cases, surpassing the UK and Spain.
The latest figures were provided at a briefing at the Department of Health this evening.
The latest figures were confirmed by the Department of Health this evening.
The Department of Health confirmed the latest figures this evening.
Chief medical officer Dr Tony Holohan confirmed the news this evening.
There are now 70 cases in the Republic of Ireland.
There are now 61 confirmed cases of the coronavirus Covid-19 on the island of Ireland.
This evening, five new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed in Northern Ireland.
There are now 19 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in the Republic.
The British businessman, who caught coronavirus in Singapore, is being treated at the specialist infectious diseases unit at St Thomas’ in London.
There were 498 new cases of HIV reported in Ireland in 2015, up from 377 in 2014.
The largest group of prisoners invited forward for parole had committed murder.
Committee on Health and Children today, who will be focusing on advances in testing opportunities for HIV and enhancing engagement with health services,
Around 3,000 new cases are found each year in the country, and medical workers are warning that the debilitating disease could be on the rise once more.
THE IRISH FARMERS Association has urged Irish MEPs to vote to ban words traditionally linked to meat products from being used on vegetarian alternatives.
The European Parliament is to vote this week on the terminology used for plant-based meat and dairy substitutes.
Amendments put forward would restrict the naming of such products so that they could not use terms normally associated with meat products.
One amendment would curtail the use of terms such as ‘steak’, ‘sausage’, ‘escalope’, ‘burger’ or ‘hamburger’ on products that do not exclusively contain meat.
The IFA has written to MEPs urging them to accept both amendments to protect Irish consumers and the agricultural industry here.
IFA President Tim Cullinan said yesterday that dairy products or plant-based meat branded with ‘real’ meat descriptions is “deliberately misleading to our consumers and undermines our industry.”
What do you think: Should vegetarian foods be allowed use words like ‘steak’ and ‘burger’?
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