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#New Strain

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UK reports record number of new Covid-19 infections as case numbers continue to surge

# New Strain

UK reports record number of new Covid-19 infections as case numbers continue to surge

Dec 28th 2020, 4:31 PM 93,940 Views 31 Comments

A total of 41,385 new cases were recorded today.

People who arrived in Ireland from Britain since 8 December under 'enhanced surveillance'

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People who arrived in Ireland from Britain since 8 December under 'enhanced surveillance'

Dec 23rd 2020, 9:41 AM 60,422 Views 62 Comments

Dr Colm Henry said NPHET will “be looking at enhanced surveillance of these passengers coming in”.

France to ease Covid travel ban from UK - but negative test result needed to travel

# Coronavirus

France to ease Covid travel ban from UK - but negative test result needed to travel

Updated Dec 22nd 2020, 7:41 PM 25,302 Views 23 Comments

The UK government’s chief scientific adviser said cases of the variant strain are appearing “everywhere”.

Stormont advises against non-essential travel between NI and both Republic and Britain

# New Strain

Stormont advises against non-essential travel between NI and both Republic and Britain

Dec 22nd 2020, 6:56 AM 20,070 Views 33 Comments

People arriving in Northern Ireland will also be advised to self-isolate for 10 days.

Eamon Ryan says Ireland will work with UK 'on what comes next' after 48-hour suspension of transport

# New Strain

Eamon Ryan says Ireland will work with UK 'on what comes next' after 48-hour suspension of transport

Updated Dec 21st 2020, 9:10 AM 34,957 Views 50 Comments

The Green Party leader also said increased restrictions will come into effect in Ireland “sooner than was originally planned”.

ECDC says there is a lack of evidence on how bad new virus strain is

# Coronavirus

ECDC says there is a lack of evidence on how bad new virus strain is

Dec 21st 2020, 8:18 AM 25,284 Views 16 Comments

The new coronavirus strain is estimated to be 70% more transmissible than previous strains.

New coronavirus variant spreading to other parts of UK, public health leader warns

# New Strain

New coronavirus variant spreading to other parts of UK, public health leader warns

Dec 20th 2020, 12:31 PM 22,766 Views 33 Comments

The strain has been detected in Wales and Scotland, but not yet in Northern Ireland.

Explainer: What we do and don't know about the new coronavirus strain reported in the UK

# New Strain

Explainer: What we do and don't know about the new coronavirus strain reported in the UK

Dec 15th 2020, 1:47 PM 14,815 Views 11 Comments

The new variant has not been detected in Ireland to date.

Deadly E.coli outbreak caused by new strain, says WHO

# Ecoli

Deadly E.coli outbreak caused by new strain, says WHO

Jun 2nd 2011, 1:15 PM 750 Views 0 Comments

The World Health Organisation has said preliminary tests suggest the wave of E.coli infection affecting Europeans has been caused by a new, mutant form of two different E. coli bacteria.

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