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# transmission

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2022
# transmission
Monkeypox outbreak ‘could amplify’ during festival season, says World Health Organization
Evidence suggests the current outbreak could have started in Europe in mid-April.
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May 31st 2022, 5:20 PM
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# nphet briefing
'Cut social contacts in half' and antigen testing in schools: Key points from NPHET's briefing
There is “very good data” that the booster shots are working well and quickly, Holohan said
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Nov 10th 2021, 8:34 PM
# factcheck
FactCheck: Are vaccinated people as likely to transmit Covid-19 as non-vaccinated people?
Did a study show a vaccinated person is every bit as likely to transmit Covid as an unvaccinated person? We test a claim made in the Dáil by Wexford TD Verona Murphy.
A TD made the claim this week, leading to the Minister for Health criticising the spread of 'anti-vax information'
We spoke to the author of the study referenced by the TD, who said the claim was incorrect
The study's results were complex and it's easy to see how messages became mixed around the findings, writes Brianna Parkins
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Nov 5th 2021, 12:05 AM
# Philip Nolan
A 'modest' change in people's behaviour could 'shift the balance' and reduce Covid, says Nolan
Public health officials confirmed 2,180 new cases earlier today.
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Oct 16th 2021, 7:04 PM
# transmission
People in mid-west urged to 'remain outdoors' as Covid-19 rates still 'too high for population to relax'
People in Limerick, Clare and north Tipperary have been advised to “continue exercising caution” due to recent case numbers.
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Jun 30th 2021, 8:00 PM
# transmission
Delta variant cases doubling every 4.5 days in parts of England
Over 40,000 cases of the Delta variant have been confirmed in the UK, up by nearly 30,000 from last week.
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Jun 11th 2021, 12:19 PM
# transmission
Delta variant ‘dominant in UK’ as confirmed cases rise 79%
12,431 cases of the variant have been confirmed up to yesterday in the UK.
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Jun 3rd 2021, 10:29 PM
# Case Study
Man who failed to restrict movements after trip abroad led to 56 Covid-19 infections
The example has been published in a report by the Department of Public Health, Mid West.
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Oct 19th 2020, 6:30 AM
# Coronavirus
Derry and Strabane put under new Covid-19 restrictions
Northern Ireland’s north west region has one of the highest infection levels in the UK.
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Oct 1st 2020, 6:39 PM
# community transmission
Contact tracers to begin asking community transmission cases about visits to pubs and restaurants
Currently around one in four cases are identified as community transmission.
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Sep 23rd 2020, 9:19 PM
# transmission
Irish Dental Association says 'guidance doesn't need to be changed' after WHO advises delay of routine dental work
The World Health Organization has said non-essential dental work should be delayed until Covid-19 transmission rates drop sufficiently.
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Aug 12th 2020, 2:18 PM
# 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
# 88.5FM
RTÉ Radio 1 back on air in Dublin after transmission knocked out by Storm Ali
The station is back on air at 88.5FM this afternoon.
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Sep 19th 2018, 1:57 PM
# 100 years of radio
37 Irish radio stations will broadcast rebel morse code this evening at the exact same time
100 years ago today, the first radio broadcast was sent out in Ireland.
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Apr 25th 2016, 1:07 PM
# sars
Chinese bats likely source of SARS virus - report
Researchers have also said that direct bat-to-human transmission is “plausible”.
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Oct 30th 2013, 6:01 PM
# Virus
Deadly MERS virus may be spread by camels
New research has found antibodies in blood samples taken from camels in a number of different locations in Oman.
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Aug 9th 2013, 7:15 AM