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Covid-19: 3,231 more cases and 60 deaths; in excess of 1 in 10 in some counties is currently either a case or a close contact

The Department of Health has confirmed 3,231 new cases of Covid-19 and 60 deaths. There have now been a total of 169,780 confirmed cases of Covid-19 and 2,595 deaths related to the virus in Ireland. According to thejournal.ie As of 2pm today, 1,854 patients with a confirmed case of Covid-19 are hospitalised, of whom 191 […]

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Covid-19: People fined for travelling for a burger, leaving gym and more

Level 5 restriction only allow people to exercise within 5km of their home.  Three people from Co Meath were fined because they had travelled 80km for a burger. A couple in Cork city who told gardaí they were visiting an elderly relative but went on to a local amenity.   Two cyclists from separate households were fined after being stopped […]

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420,000 people will get tax bills tomorrow for receiving Covid subsidy

71% of those in receipt of the Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme and 33% of those on the Pandemic Unemployment Payment underpaid tax will receive a bill. 80% of taxpayers’ statements are balanced, overpaid or underpaid while 706,000 taxpayers are due a refund. In total, over 600,000 people underpaid income tax or universal social charge in […]

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COVID-19: Dublin Bus New timetables from 18 January 2021

From Monday 18 January Dublin Bus will operate an enhanced Saturday schedule on weekdays. Schedules will be based on the current Saturday timetables with additional services, especially in the early morning peak. For a full list of times please see here. Please be reminded that Public transport should only be used by those travelling for […]

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COVID-19: Provisional priority list of groups for vaccination

According to Department of Health  , this is the provisional order in which people in Ireland will be vaccinated against COVID-19. 1 People aged 65 years and older who are residents of long-term care facilities (likely to include all staff and residents on site) 2 Frontline healthcare workers 3 People aged 70 and older 4 […]

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From 16 Jan this Sat all passengers arriving into Ireland have to provide a negative Covid-19 test

All passengers arriving into Ireland will have to provide a negative Covid-19 test taken within 72 hours prior to arrival from this Saturday, 16 January. Arrivals from red and grey list countries and all other locations outside of Europe must restrict their movements for 14 days. There will be exemptions from the requirement for certain groups, including international […]

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Covid-19: 3,569 more cases and 63 deaths; health workers who are close contacts of a positive Covid-19 case called back to work

The Department of Health has confirmed 3,569 new cases of Covid-19 and 63 deaths. There have now been a total of 159,144 confirmed cases of Covid-19 and 2,460 deaths related to the virus in Ireland. According to rte Meanwhile, health workers who are deemed close contacts of a positive Covid-19 case but who have received […]

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Covid-19: 3,086 more cases and 46 further deaths; thirteen hospitals now have no intensive care beds free

The Department of Health has confirmed 3,086 new cases of Covid-19 and 46 further deaths. There have now been a total of 155,591 confirmed cases of Covid-19 and 2,397 deaths related to the virus in Ireland. Thirteen hospitals are now listed as having no intensive care beds free. There are 30 ICU beds available in the […]

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Covid-19: 4,929 more cases and 8 further deaths; Ireland has the highest daily number of new confirmed cases in the world for every one million people

The Department of Health has confirmed 4,929 new cases of Covid-19 and 8 further deaths. There have now been a total of 152,539 confirmed cases of Covid-19 and 2,352 deaths related to the virus in Ireland. According to rte “Ireland now has the highest daily number of new confirmed Covid-19 cases in the world for every […]

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Covid-19: National Summary see how many cases in your area

Here you can find the information of Daily confirmed cases & deaths, Total number of cases requiring hospitalisation & ICU, mode of transmission since 16/03/2020, Location breakdown and age breakdown Please click rte Photo by Andrew Milligan/PA , Credit https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/coronavirus/coronavirus-updates-northern-ireland-death-toll-rises-to-250-39147991.html

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