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Wednesday 30 September 2020
Sinn Féin’s Pearse Doherty said meat barons are playing with people’s lives.
The union was responding to reports of a Covid-19 outbreak at Beaumont Hospital.
In the 28 days up to 15 August, there were 330 confirmed Covid-19 cases associated with meat/poultry factory outbreaks.
‘Multiple’ academy players have tested positive for the virus, and one senior player is self-isolating.
The New Zealand prime minister has put the election back to October.
Three other meat factories in Kildare, which is also under regional Covid restrictions, have temporarily closed.
The Chinese capital has enacted a number of measures to limit travel in and out of the city.
Strict new Covid-19 measures have been announced for the two counties – here’s what you need to know.
Professor Philip Nolan said the modelling advisory group can see the “profound effect” the measures are having on transmission.
Figures correct as of midnight on Wednesday were released this morning by the Health Protection Surveillance Centre.
Nursing homes now account for 23.8% of Covid-19 clusters in the country.
He confirmed to The Athletic website he had tested positive for the virus.
Michael Doyle was one of the few Irish footballers competing in England on Saturday.
Galway became the first county to scrap club fixtures in April last week.
The UK health secretary said shutting down cities was possible despite a “huge economic and social downside”.
Yesterday, the US President denounced criticism of his response to the threat as a “hoax” cooked up by his political enemies.
The man is relatively well and has returned to his home, where he remains in isolation, health officials said.
The second virus-related death in France was confirmed this morning.
There has been an increase in the number of confirmed cases in Italy
Health Minister Simon Harris stresses this does not mean a significant number of positive cases.
Clusters of the illness have been reported across Iran.
The State has a “mitigation” strategy ready to roll out if the “containment” strategy fails.
This weekend’s fixture between Zebre and Ospreys is also off.
Three people have died in Italy, which is experiencing Europe’s first major outbreak of the virus.
The number of cases has reached 63,581.
Chief medical officer Professor Chris Whitty said this is the nation’s ninth confirmed case.
In Japan, 39 more people on a quarantined cruise ship have tested positive for Covid-19.
The WHO said the name was chosen so as not to refer to a place, animal or group of people.
More than 28,000 people are now known to be infected worldwide in the outbreak.
China has also made an appeal for medical masks and protective suits.
Tánaiste Simon Coveney has said “there is no evidence to suggest that any Irish citizen has contracted the virus”.
There have not been any confirmed cases of the virus in Ireland, or in the UK.
Chinese authorities have confirmed 830 cases of the deadly new virus, most in the city of Wuhan.
Three patients in Edinburgh are suspected of having the disease, as well as one in Glasgow.
Residents of Wuhan have been told not to leave the city without a special reason
The man returned to the Seattle area in the middle of last week after traveling to Wuhan in central China.
Meanwhile, a man in Australia has been tested after showing symptoms of the virus.
Two men in their 60’s — one with severe pre-existing conditions — have died from the illness.
Authorities in China say two people have died and at least 45 have been infected.
Four countries in Europe, including the UK, lost their measles elimination status last year.
Measles is a highly infectious illness and spreads very easily.
TONIGHT’S THE NIGHT – Joe Biden and Donald Trump will face off in an election debate in Cleveland.
Highly anticipated, many will see the debate as an opportunity for either candidate to claim a key advantage in what should be a closely-fought battle.
Likely to be combative, it’ll see Democrat candidate Biden tackle Trump on the economy and the handling of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Of course, it’ll be the early hours of the morning by the time any of this airs – and even then, it’s not likely to be an entertainment event for the faint-hearted.
So today we want to know: Will you be watching the first US presidential debate live?
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