Taoiseach Micheál Martin has been said last night that the country needed to “smile and sing again”. He was saying in a televised address after removing the majority of Covid curbs, following almost two years of tough pandemic restrictions. Micheál Martin has confirmed the lifting of nearly all Covid-19 restrictions from 6am Saturday. Mr.Martin also … Read more
The Taoiseach has said he believes that people can look forward to an earlier lifting of restrictions and that this will possibly happen next week. The National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET) is set to meet this afternoon to discuss the possible easing of Covid-19 measures. As per the RTÉ report, Taoiseach Micheál Martin said … Read more
Public healthcare workers who worked on the frontline during the Covid-19 pandemic are to receive a once-off €1,000 tax free payment under a plan passed by Cabinet this morning. All public healthcare staff who worked in a clinical setting, including hospital porters, cleaners and ambulance workers will be eligible for the bonus. However, workers in … Read more
An internal Department of Social Protection Report says that several fake applicants who have not worked in the previous 15 years, received The COVID-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP) funds. At the beginning of the Covid -19 crisis, an applicant, who listed his last day worked as March 6,2020, and received just under 3000 euros despite … Read more
The Department of Health has reported an additional 14,555 new PCR-confirmed cases of Covid-19, also 5,406 positive antigen tests logged through the HSE portal on Friday. The number of people hospitalised with the virus stands at 940, which is a reduction of 80 since yesterday. 89 are being treated in intensive care, which is up … Read more
The Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) has issued new guidelines for people visiting nursing homes from today. According to a report by the Breaking News.ie., it says regular visitors should be advised to consider self-testing for Covid-19 twice weekly even when they have no symptoms. Also occasional visitors should be advised to consider self-testing for … Read more
The Omicron variant is spreading rapidly. What could be the people reactions on poll? The poll finds that Almost half of people believe the Covid pandemic will not be effectively over until 2023, according to the first Sunday Independent/Ireland Thinks nationwide opinion poll. Apart from the Covid pandemic, housing remains the single most important issue … Read more
A man in India got jabbed with a Covid-19 vaccine at least eight times last year, a health official said. Eighty-four-year-old Brahmadev Mandal, has claimed that he received 12 doses of the vaccine in Bihar state. The retired postman said the jabs had helped him to get rid of aches and pains and “stay healthy”. … Read more
The number of people receiving Pandemic Unemployment Payments (PUP) has increased within two weeks as the Covid-19 cases surged to record high in Ireland. This week the Department of Social Protection issued weekly payments valued at €16.66 million to 66,905 people in receipt of the Pandemic Unemployment Payment. This represents an increase of 9,302 on … Read more
The government has agreed a new relaxation where people entering Ireland from overseas will no longer need to carry a negative Covid PCR test result. According to a report by the Independent.ie, the requirement for a negative antigen or PCR test is set to be lifted, as it was a measure put in to slow … Read more
The schools in Ireland will reopen from Thursday as planned before, the Department of Education has confirmed. The move is followed by the advice of health officials which stated that there were no public health rationale to delay the reopening of schools. Education Minister Norma Foley, department officials, unions and school managements met yesterday to … Read more
French president Emmanuel Macron reveals his government’s vaccination strategy is to “piss off” people who have not had coronavirus jabs by continuing to make daily life more and more difficult for them. “I am not about pissing off the French people,” Macron said in an interview with readers of Le Parisien daily on Tuesday. “But as for … Read more
Further 16,986 cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed in Ireland today. As of 8 a.m. today, there were 804 people in hospitals due to the virus infection and 93 of them are in ICUs. It was 17,071 Covid cases confirmed yesterday. The hospitalisations have been increased significantly within a day where 717 people were getting … Read more
All children between the age of five and 11 can register for their Covid vaccines from January 3rd Monday, the HSE has confirmed. Parents and guardians can register their children of this age cohort using the child’s name, date of birth, PPS number, parent’s mobile number, email id and Eircode. For online booking: https://vaccine.hse.ie/ After … Read more
Ireland has recorded the highest number of daily Covid cases today since the pandemic began. The HSE has confirmed 23,281 positive cases of Covid-19 in the country. As of today 8 a.m., 656 people are in hospitals due to Covid and 85 of them are in ICUs. The NPHET had already warned that the actual … Read more