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# Delta
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
# Cabinet Confidentiality
Taoiseach: NIAC advice included in modelling wouldn't have affected pause to hospitality
The Taoiseach told reporters he will not talk about what was discussed at Cabinet last Tuesday.
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Jul 1st 2021, 3:45 PM
# ANTIGEN TESTING
Expert group to assess rollout of rapid antigen tests in 'various sectors'
Dr Tony Holohan said earlier this month that antigen testing is “just not as good as PCR”.
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Jul 1st 2021, 2:28 PM
# exponential growth
Philip Nolan: Indoor hospitality risks 'significant' Covid surge even in most optimistic scenario
The NPHET member said vaccines offer extraordinary protection, but are not perfect.
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Jul 1st 2021, 10:13 AM
# Indoor dining
NPHET modelling 'didn't account for AstraZeneca and Janssen vaccines being made available to all age groups'
NPHET has recommended that only vaccinated people should be allowed to dine indoors or enjoy any indoor activity.
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Jun 30th 2021, 5:21 PM
# Barred from the bar
'It's absolutely ridiculous to exclude people': Young hospitality workers on indoor dining restrictions
As NPHET suggests only opening indoor dining for those that are vaccinated, we spoke to the servers.
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Jun 30th 2021, 5:00 PM
# Covid-19
De Gascun: Delta variant will 'almost certainly' be dominant in Ireland by mid-July
The NPHET member says the variant is “at least twice as transmissible as the virus we experienced last summer.”
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Jun 30th 2021, 9:33 AM
# 'absolutely bananas'
'Not practical, unenforceable and discriminatory': Government’s latest Covid plans branded unacceptable
Opposition TDs have called on the government to rescind its decision, describing it as “absolutely bananas”.
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Jun 29th 2021, 4:45 PM
# Indoor Hospitality
Donnelly defends potential for unvaccinated people to work in indoor dining, but not be able to avail of it
The planned reopening of indoor hospitality has been pushed until at least 19 July.
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Jun 29th 2021, 3:06 PM
# delta doubts
NPHET recommendation on indoor dining was 'very divisive', say politicians
Cabinet met today to consider whether indoor dining could be reopened on 5 July.
Full reopening of hospitality delayed past planned 5 July date
Restaurant and pub groups say suggestion is "unworkable" and "ridiculous"
The Taoiseach said we are in "a race between the variant and vaccine".
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Jun 29th 2021, 12:40 PM
# delta decisions
Varadkar says a delay to indoor hospitality is 'not inevitable'
NPHET is meeting today on whether to delay the reopening of indoor hospitality.
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Jun 28th 2021, 12:08 PM
# reopening
Tánaiste says 'final call' on further reopening on 5 July can’t be made until next week
NPHET is due to advise the Government next Thursday on the epidemiological situation in Ireland.
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Jun 23rd 2021, 1:28 PM
# Advice
'Insufficient evidence' around use of Covid-19 interventions, other than vaccines, Hiqa says
Hiqa said that being generally healthy may reduce the risk of “poor outcomes from Covid-19″.
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Jun 23rd 2021, 1:12 PM
# Holidays
'I hope we don't get back to this': Concerns in government that NPHET could push back against return of foreign travel
The government has earmarked a return to foreign travel on 19 July.
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Jun 22nd 2021, 10:05 PM
# daily update
Coronavirus: 294 new cases confirmed in Ireland
39 patients with Covid-19 are in hospital.
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Jun 22nd 2021, 5:15 PM
# free to go
Government to launch campaign on travel making clear that young unvaccinated people can go abroad
Tanaiste Leo Varadkar clarified yesterday that young people who are not fully vaccinated can travel abroad this summer, despite the chief medical officer Tony Holohan giving advice to the contrary last week.
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Jun 22nd 2021, 6:10 AM
# daily update
Coronavirus: 313 new cases confirmed in Ireland
53 people with Covid-19 are in hospital.
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Jun 18th 2021, 8:45 PM
# nphet briefing
'Antigen tests are just not as good as PCR': The five main points from today's NPHET briefing
‘Don’t travel unless you’re vaccinated’, why there hasn’t been a Delta surge here yet, and ‘buffer, not butter’ were discussed by NPHET members today.
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Jun 17th 2021, 7:30 PM
# nphet
Coronavirus: 373 new cases confirmed in Ireland
Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan said: “We are now experiencing near elimination of Covid-19 in the vaccinated population.”
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Jun 17th 2021, 4:41 PM
# daily update
Coronavirus: 329 new cases confirmed in Ireland
57 patients with Covid-19 are in hospital today.
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Jun 16th 2021, 5:08 PM
# ANTIGEN TESTING
Dr Holohan to appear before Dáil committee to discuss approach to antigen testing
A meeting of the Oireachtas Transport committee last week heard from numerous experts advocating their use.
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Jun 16th 2021, 12:05 AM
# daily update
Coronavirus: 315 new cases confirmed in Ireland
The Department of Health confirmed the latest figures this afternoon.
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Jun 13th 2021, 3:34 PM
# daily update
Coronavirus: 431 new cases confirmed in Ireland
The Department of Health confirmed the latest figures this afternoon.
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Jun 12th 2021, 3:37 PM
# daily update
Coronavirus: 319 new cases confirmed in Ireland
60 patients with Covid-19 are in hospital today.
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Jun 11th 2021, 6:41 PM
# Testing
Dáil committee calls on Holohan to explain opposition to antigen tests
NPHET has objected to the use of the rapid tests among the general public.
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Jun 9th 2021, 6:00 PM
# daily update
Coronavirus: Lowest daily figures since mid-December as 259 new cases confirmed in Ireland
76 patients with Covid-19 are in hospital, including 27 in ICU.
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Jun 9th 2021, 5:31 PM
# daily update
Coronavirus: 271 new cases confirmed in Ireland
77 patients with Covid-19 are in hospital today.
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Jun 8th 2021, 4:13 PM
# daily update
Coronavirus: 529 new cases confirmed in Ireland
This is the first time the daily case report has exceeded 500 in the last fortnight.
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Jun 4th 2021, 5:04 PM
# Figures
Coronavirus: 465 new cases confirmed in Ireland
The Department of Health confirmed the latest figures this afternoon.
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Jun 3rd 2021, 6:28 PM
# Vaccination
Almost 2.9 million Covid-19 vaccine doses administered so far in Ireland, HSE CEO says
The HSE is also considering recommendations on shortening the gap between doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine.
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Jun 3rd 2021, 2:59 PM
# Immunity
Hiqa advises NPHET to extend presumptive Covid immunity to nine months post-infection
Increasing the period of presumptive immunity from six to nine months would have “widespread positive implications for people”.
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Jun 3rd 2021, 10:00 AM
# restrictions
Emergency Covid-19 powers extended after narrowly passing Dáil vote
After November the powers can be rolled over for a further three months, but will not go beyond next February.
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Jun 3rd 2021, 8:29 AM
# Dublin City
CMO says South William St crowds at weekend looked like 'Jones Road on a day of an All-Ireland'
Dr Tony Holohan said his commentary over crowds was “not a moral judgement”.
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Jun 2nd 2021, 4:03 PM
# Figures
Coronavirus: 407 new cases confirmed in Ireland
The Department of Health confirmed the latest figures this afternoon.
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Jun 2nd 2021, 2:32 PM
# nphet
CMO warns Health Minister that the risk of a further spike in Covid-19 cases remains
Dr Tony Holohan advised that people who are not yet vaccinated should limit indoor interactions with other unvaccinated people.
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Jun 1st 2021, 4:41 PM
# NPHET Minutes
Covid restriction compliance fell to lowest level since last summer ahead of May reopenings
The level of worry about Covid-19 and compliance with restrictions both had a “particularly steep fall” towards the end of April.
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May 31st 2021, 5:58 PM
# latest figures
Coronavirus: 374 new cases confirmed in Ireland
The Department of Health confirmed the figures in a statement on Twitter.
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May 30th 2021, 2:22 PM
# latest figures
Coronavirus: 464 new cases confirmed in Ireland
The figures were released by the Department of Health on Twitter this evening.
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May 29th 2021, 3:06 PM
# latest figures
Coronavirus: 467 new cases confirmed in Ireland
The figures were released by the Department of Health this evening.
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May 28th 2021, 5:13 PM
# latest figures
Coronavirus: 448 new cases confirmed in Ireland
The figures were released by the Department this evening.
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May 26th 2021, 6:03 PM
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