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Tuesday 20 October 2020
The plan will be focused on support for the vulnerable and crime prevention, gardaí said.
Ireland’s 14-day incidence rate of Covid-19 is currently 70.4, with Dublin’s rate almost double that at 138.0 per 100,000.
The period of isolation following onset of symptoms has also been reduced from 14 days to 10 days.
The HSE said that it’s looking for public-health trained individuals who will be ready to start almost immediately.
Deputy Commissioner, policing and security, John Twomey said gardaí will have a “high visibility presence” in Dublin.
There has only been one school in which a second case was identified after an original confirmed case.
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In his message, Glynn acknowledged that yesterday’s measures may seem “unfair” for a “nation which loves sport”.
Health officials have expressed concern at rising case numbers in recent weeks.
Health experts have issued a warning to people in the UK to take care in the sun.
Gardaí say a file is being prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) in each of these cases.
This follows concerns that some licensed premises and customers haven’t been adhering to the public health guidelines.
Cocooning was happening in the homes of some people long before it became a public health guideline.
The death toll in Northern Ireland from the virus now stands at 21.
But education and individual agency cannot help people to ‘do the right thing’ when it comes to their health, writes Maebh Ní Fhallúin.
The majority of people who died were over the age of 65.
The virus is also known as Swine Flu, and can be particularly harmful to young people and pregnant women.
Four other premises were also closed in February for different reasons.
Symptoms can present as red eyes, a runny nose, a high temperature and a rash.
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Harris told consultants that Irish healthcare is at a “historic juncture” in a speech today.
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The restaurant in Roscommon was reopened after five days
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All came back negative.
Boys are 50% more likely than girls to have such conditions.
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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