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Opposition claims Govt Covid-19 plan is 'incoherent'

Sinn Féin's health spokesperson has described the Government's plan for Living with Covid-19 as "incoherent".

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Census 2021 postponed until 2022 due to Covid-19

The Government has today decided to postpone the 2021 Census to 2022 on the advice of the Central Statistics Office due to Covid-19.

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Covid restrictions in Dublin: What is different?

The Government’s medium-term plan for living with Covid-19 has outlined how infection rates of the disease will impact on everyday life around the country.

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Explainer: What does Level 2 mean?

The Government has announced a new five-level plan designed to live with Covid-19. As expected, it has announced that the country is on Level 2. But what does Level 2 mean?

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Restriction on redundancy rights extended again

Workers who have been laid off will continue to have their right to demand redundancy after a certain period suspended until the end of November.

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Breaking Crowds of 200 permitted to attend sporting events

Crowds of 200 people will be allowed attend sporting events where the capacity of a stadium is 5,000, it has been confirmed.

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Framework for living with virus - all you need to know

The Government's medium term plan for Living with Covid-19 has been unveiled.

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Payment breaks source of temporary relief at time of extraordinary financial stress - Central Bank

The Central Bank has published an analysis of payment breaks taken by mortgage holders and firms which shows the overwhelming majority of borrowers had no problem servicing their loans prior to the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Australia reports no virus deaths for first time in two months

Australia has recorded zero new coronavirus deaths for the first time in two months, as a slowdown in new cases allowed a crippling lockdown in its second-biggest city to be eased.

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HIQA virus incubation period review looked at 15 studies

The Health Information and Quality Authority has published its evidence review behind the decision to reduce the incubation period for people who test positive in the community for Covid-19 from 14 days to ten.

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'Think about the kind of city you want' - #adoptashop gathers momentum

Online momentum has built for the #adoptashop movement which seeks to encourage support for businesses across Ireland through "conscientious shopping".

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Govt to publish Covid-19 medium-term plan

The Government's medium-term plan for coping with Covid-19 will be published today.

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SMEs lose billions between March and June due to Covid-19 restrictions - ESRI

Irish small and medium sized businesses may have lost between €6 and €10 billion between the months of March and June due to Covid-19 restrictions.

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World 'dangerously unprepared for the next pandemic' - report

A collective failure by political leaders to heed warnings and prepare for an infectious disease pandemic has transformed "a world at risk" to a "world in disorder", according to a report on international epidemic preparedness.

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Number of people claiming PUP falls below 210,000

The number of people claiming the Pandemic Unemployment Payment has fallen to just under 210,000 - down 64% on the peak in May, when almost 600,000 were dependent on the payment for income support.

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Ryanair again calls for relaxed travel restrictions

Ryanair's chief executive Eddie Wilson has said the airline will lift threats to close its Cork and Shannon bases for the winter if the Government relaxes its quarantine restrictions on passengers flying into this country, especially those flying from the UK.

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Inflation may be higher than official measure - Makhlouf

The Governor of the Central Bank has said price inflation experienced by households may be higher than what is officially measured.

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Ireland part of tests to link up EU Covid tracing apps

Six EU countries have begun testing technology to link national virus-tracing apps across Europe as a second wave of Covid-19 infections threatens the continent.

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Hospitals 'starting to see patients unwell with Covid'

Infectious Diseases Consultant Clíona Ní Cheallaigh has described as worrying the increase in the number of Covid-19 cases in Ireland.

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Trump indoor rally plan prompts virus warning

US President Donald Trump has held his first fully indoor rally in months, outraging officials in the state of Nevada who warned the gathering violated coronavirus restrictions on crowd sizes.

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Visitor restrictions in nursing homes an 'enormous sacrifice'

The Executive Director of Sage Advocacy says nursing home residents and their families are being asked to make "an enormous sacrifice" as new visitor restrictions are put in place in Dublin nursing homes.

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October, November to be 'tougher' with more coronavirus deaths - WHO Europe

The World Health Organization expects Europe to see a rise in the daily number of Covid-19 deaths in October and November, the head of the body's European branch has said.

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Govt to finalise details of medium term Covid-19 plan

More senior Government discussions will be held today to finalise the details of the medium term Covid-19 plan.

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€8m Covid-19 grant scheme to help B&B owners

Bed & Breakfast owners who do not pay local authority rates will be able to claim grants of up to €4,000 from today, following the opening of applications under the Restart Grant Plus for B&Bs.

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Israel to impose a three-week nationwide lockdown

Israel will enter a three-week nationwide lockdown starting on Friday to contain the spread of the coronavirus after a second-wave surge of new cases, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said today.

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One more death from Covid-19, 255 new cases confirmed

One more person has died from Covid-19 in Ireland bringing the total number of Covid-19 related deaths in Ireland to 1,784.

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Taoiseach says keeping schools open a priority for living with virus

The Taoiseach has said that the Government's medium-term plan for living with Covid-19 will involve a reduction of social contacts at all levels, even in the home, as that is where the disease is most prevalent.

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Woman assaulted during Covid protest in Dublin

Gardaí have begun an investigation after a woman was assaulted during a demonstration against Covid-19 restrictions in Dublin city centre yesterday.

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Czech Republic sees record rise in virus cases

The Czech Republic reported its largest single-day increase in new coronavirus infections for a third straight day, recording 1,541 cases, according to Health Ministry data.

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Glynn warns of 'critical moment' for Dublin over Covid-19

The acting Chief Medical Officer has said now is a critical moment to stop the spread of Covid-19 in Dublin.

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France's daily Covid-19 cases pass 10,000 for first time

France has had 10,561 new confirmed Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours, health authorities said today, a new daily record as the number topped 10,000 for the first time.

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Two deaths from Covid-19, 159 new cases confirmed

Two further deaths have occurred from Covid-19 in Ireland bringing the overall death toll to 1,783.

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Oxford and AstraZeneca resume trials on Covid vaccine

Trials of a Covid-19 vaccine being developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University will resume after a pause due to a reported side effect in a patient in the UK.

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HSE rejects senior doctor's criticism of Covid restrictions

The Health Service Executive has said it "dissociates itself from and rejects" comments made by a senior doctor who said that Covid-19 is less serious than the annual flu and draconian restrictions are no longer required to contain it.

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Melbourne sees second weekend of small protests over lockdown

Protesters in Melbourne defied a coronavirus lockdown for the second straight weekend, prompting 14 arrests and 51 infringement notices for breaching public health orders, as new infections in the Australian hotspot continued to fall.

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Gardaí given powers to close pubs breaching Covid-19 health guidelines

Legislation has come into force giving gardaí legal powers to close pubs and restaurants that do not adhere to public health regulations.

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'I was on a call for nearly two hours' - Inside the HSE's contact tracing centres

"It's very shocking for a lot of people to get a phone call to say they have Covid-19. We give them a few hours to think about who they have seen, but it can be overwhelming," says Kim Sayers, a contact tracer with the HSE.

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Covid-19: Getting back to a better future

Coronavirus has transformed our lives, in ways that would have been unimaginable at the start of the year.

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Covid-19: What the experts are saying?

Ireland's Covid-19 case figures are rising at a rate health officials are increasingly concerned about and unhappy with.

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Highest Covid-19 incidence rate in rural Monaghan district

A sparsely populated rural electoral district in Co Monaghan has the highest concentration of confirmed Covid-19 cases in the country, despite having recorded just one additional case between June and August this year.

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Nerves aplenty as Athlone students wait for CAO text alert

Nervous Athlone student Cenna Meehan was waiting for the moment that would decide the next four years of her young life.

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Covid-19: 211 new cases, one further death

The Department of Health has reported 211 number of new cases of coronavirus and one further death, with the Acting Chief Medical Officer urging people to limit their contacts this weekend.

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Aer Lingus seeking advice on welfare income support

Aer Lingus employees who are now receiving just 30% of their normal pay and experiencing significant hardship have questioned why they have not been allowed to avail of social welfare income support.

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Imperative to avoid second lockdown - Varadkar

Tánaiste Leo Varadkar has said Ireland may be close to the level "at which we can live with the virus".

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Current restrictions remain in place until new plan published

The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Michael McGrath, has said the current restrictions and guidance related to Covid-19 remain in place until the Government publishes a medium-term plan to live with the virus, next week.

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Daa airport staff could have pay cut to 60% with three-day week

Airport staff working for the Daa will see their pay cut to 60% with a three-day week from 26 September if they fail to accept a restructuring programme when they ballot on the proposals next week, according to Chief Executive Dalton Philips.

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Areas to be graded on Covid-19 incidence under medium-term plan

Up to five levels of Covid-19 restrictions will apply across the country under new plans being finalised by the Government.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0

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