# Outbreak

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# Coronavirus

Additional measures in place at Midlands Prison after six staff test positive

Widespread testing has been carried out across the campus.

24.1k

Nov 2nd 2020, 7:10 PM

# Outbreak

Coronavirus across Europe: ICU shortage in France as Belgium urges Covid-positive doctors to keep working

There is concern across the continent.

53.2k

Oct 27th 2020, 5:25 PM

# Outbreak

Cavan GP says Covid-19 situation has been 'horrendous' over the past few weeks

Cavan has the highest incidence rate in Ireland, with more than 1,000 cases per 100,000 people.

42.7k

Oct 23rd 2020, 6:00 AM

# Coronavirus

Nurses at Portlaoise hospital raise concerns after Covid outbreak leads to closure of ward

The medical ward at Midland Regional Hospital Portlaoise is no longer accepting new patients.

28.6k

Oct 15th 2020, 5:22 PM

# Swords

Outbreak of Covid-19 among residents and staff at Dublin nursing home

Residents and staff who tested positive are now isolating.

38.7k

Oct 15th 2020, 5:18 PM

# cluster

Sale Sharks' Premiership play-off hopes ended by 27 positive Covid cases

Bath will now face Exeter, while Wasps meet Bristol in the semi-finals.

8.9k

Oct 7th 2020, 2:18 PM

# Outbreak

Laois nursing home confirms Covid-19 outbreak with 31 cases

Ten members of staff have tested positive for the virus.

29.6k

Oct 6th 2020, 3:55 PM

# Outbreak

Positive Covid-19 cases among Armagh senior and Clare minor football panels

Both teams are scheduled to return to competitive action this month.

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Oct 2nd 2020, 3:51 PM

# Outbreak

Varadkar: 'If public health teams recommend that a meat plant should close, it should close. Full stop'

Sinn Féin’s Pearse Doherty said meat barons are playing with people’s lives.

30.1k

Sep 17th 2020, 2:24 PM

# Beaumont Hospital

INMO: 'Extremely worrying' to see Covid-19 outbreaks in hospitals

The union was responding to reports of a Covid-19 outbreak at Beaumont Hospital.

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Sep 6th 2020, 2:17 PM

# clusters and lockdowns

Nearly 1,500 cases linked to 28 meat factory outbreaks across the country

In the 28 days up to 15 August, there were 330 confirmed Covid-19 cases associated with meat/poultry factory outbreaks.

84.4k

Aug 30th 2020, 7:30 AM

# Outbreak

Ulster Rugby confirm 'a number of Covid-19 cases' in set-up as all training stood down

‘Multiple’ academy players have tested positive for the virus, and one senior player is self-isolating.

38.0k

Aug 26th 2020, 8:18 PM

# Coronavirus

Ardern delays general election after new outbreak of Covid-19 in New Zealand

The New Zealand prime minister has put the election back to October.

21.6k

Aug 17th 2020, 7:08 AM

# covid19

Offaly meat factory announces suspension of operations following criticism for opening this morning

Three other meat factories in Kildare, which is also under regional Covid restrictions, have temporarily closed.

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Aug 10th 2020, 7:10 PM

# Outbreak

Over 1,200 flights in and out of Beijing cancelled as it aims to halt Covid-19 spread

The Chinese capital has enacted a number of measures to limit travel in and out of the city.

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Jun 17th 2020, 9:11 AM

# transmission

Number of people infected by confirmed case of Covid-19 in Ireland down from four to around one

Professor Philip Nolan said the modelling advisory group can see the “profound effect” the measures are having on transmission.

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Apr 9th 2020, 9:03 PM

# HPSC

Harris announces new supports for nursing homes after 40 clusters identified across the country

Figures correct as of midnight on Wednesday were released this morning by the Health Protection Surveillance Centre.

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Apr 4th 2020, 2:15 PM

# Outbreak

New figures show 38 clusters of Covid-19 in Ireland's nursing homes

Nursing homes now account for 23.8% of Covid-19 clusters in the country.

29.3k

Apr 3rd 2020, 12:29 PM

# Outbreak

Kevin Durant among 4 Brooklyn Nets players diagnosed with COVID-19

He confirmed to The Athletic website he had tested positive for the virus.

5.5k

Mar 17th 2020, 10:24 PM

# the show must go on

The Irishman who played under controversial circumstances at the weekend

Michael Doyle was one of the few Irish footballers competing in England on Saturday.

14.7k

Mar 16th 2020, 7:02 PM

# Outbreak

Limerick and Dublin postpone all club GAA games fixed for April

Galway became the first county to scrap club fixtures in April last week.

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Mar 16th 2020, 12:37 PM

# matt hancock

Twelve new Covid-19 cases confirmed in UK, bringing total to 35

The UK health secretary said shutting down cities was possible despite a “huge economic and social downside”.

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Updated

Mar 1st 2020, 2:29 PM

# Coronavirus

Trump announces new travel restrictions as first death from Covid-19 confirmed in US

Yesterday, the US President denounced criticism of his response to the threat as a “hoax” cooked up by his political enemies.

85.1k

Feb 29th 2020, 7:39 PM

# Coronavirus

Denmark confirms first Covid-19 case as UK total rises to 15

The man is relatively well and has returned to his home, where he remains in isolation, health officials said.

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Updated

Feb 27th 2020, 9:26 AM

# Outbreak

Four tourists test positive for Covid-19 at quarantined Tenerife hotel

The second virus-related death in France was confirmed this morning.

57.7k

Updated

Feb 26th 2020, 5:50 PM

# red zones

Covid-19: Department of Foreign Affairs urges people not to travel to 11 Italian 'red zones'

There has been an increase in the number of confirmed cases in Italy

29.2k

Feb 26th 2020, 4:41 PM

# Covid-19

Ireland should expect 'a very big increase' in suspected coronavirus cases in the next few weeks

Health Minister Simon Harris stresses this does not mean a significant number of positive cases.

109k

Feb 26th 2020, 12:06 PM

# iraj Harirchi

Iran's deputy health minister has been diagnosed with the coronavirus

Clusters of the illness have been reported across Iran.

40.8k

Feb 25th 2020, 12:06 PM

# Explainer

Coronavirus: How likely is it to come to Ireland? And can the health service cope with an outbreak?

The State has a “mitigation” strategy ready to roll out if the “containment” strategy fails.

62.7k

Feb 25th 2020, 6:00 AM

# safety measures

Ulster trip among Pro14 games postponed due to Coronavirus outbreak in Italy

This weekend’s fixture between Zebre and Ospreys is also off.

3.9k

Feb 24th 2020, 1:14 PM

# Outbreak

Public Health Emergency Team to meet to 'advance Covid-19 preparedness plans for Ireland'

Three people have died in Italy, which is experiencing Europe’s first major outbreak of the virus.

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Updated

Feb 24th 2020, 9:47 AM

# Coronavirus

China reports 121 new deaths and 5,000 new cases after Covid-19 outbreak

The number of cases has reached 63,581.

14.9k

Feb 14th 2020, 7:19 AM

# Outbreak

First case of coronavirus detected in London

Chief medical officer Professor Chris Whitty said this is the nation’s ninth confirmed case.

55.4k

Feb 12th 2020, 7:14 PM

# Coronavirus

Over 1,100 people have now died from coronavirus but daily growth is slowing

In Japan, 39 more people on a quarantined cruise ship have tested positive for Covid-19.

12.0k

Feb 12th 2020, 7:55 AM

# Outbreak

Deadly coronavirus given official name 'Covid-19'

The WHO said the name was chosen so as not to refer to a place, animal or group of people.

23.2k

Feb 11th 2020, 3:32 PM

# Coronavirus

Third case of coronavirus has been confirmed in England

More than 28,000 people are now known to be infected worldwide in the outbreak.

16.5k

Feb 6th 2020, 1:32 PM

# Outbreak

Built in 10 days, China's coronavirus hospital takes first patients as death toll passes SARS

China has also made an appeal for medical masks and protective suits.

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Feb 3rd 2020, 9:01 AM

# Outbreak

Human-to-human transmission of coronavirus outside China is worrying, says WHO

Tánaiste Simon Coveney has said “there is no evidence to suggest that any Irish citizen has contracted the virus”.

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Updated

Jan 29th 2020, 9:50 PM

# Coronavirus

Irish pharmacies running out of face masks after news of coronavirus outbreak in China

There have not been any confirmed cases of the virus in Ireland, or in the UK.

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Jan 28th 2020, 6:15 AM

# Outbreak

Coronavirus death toll rises to 25 in China as 10 cities put on lockdown

Chinese authorities have confirmed 830 cases of the deadly new virus, most in the city of Wuhan.

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Jan 24th 2020, 8:15 AM