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'Boozy brunch' bar loses licence over Covid breaches

A Dublin city centre bar that held a "boozy brunch" event last year in which social distancing regulations were breached, has lost its licences to operate.

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Emergency powers only need 'very short' extension - Donnelly

Health Minister Stephen Donnelly has told the Dáil that emergency pandemic measures, including additional powers for the gardaí, will only need to be extended "for a very short time".

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NI Health Minister says 70% of adults have first dose of Covid-19 vaccine

Northern Ireland's Health Minister Robin Swann says more than 70% of the adult population in the region have received the first dose of their Covid-19 vaccination. He said over 40% are now fully vaccinated.

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Six people aged over 13 allowed at indoor dining tables as Covid guidelines published

A maximum of six people aged 13 years and over will be allowed per table when restaurants, pubs and cafes open next month.

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UK government failings during pandemic led to people dying - Cummings

People died unnecessarily because of UK government failings during the coronavirus pandemic, Boris Johnson's former aide Dominic Cummings has told MPs.

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HIQA report reveals causes of Covid-19 outbreaks in nursing homes

A new report from the Health Information and Quality Authority has revealed some of the main factors behind outbreaks of Covid-19 in nursing homes.

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WHO says Indian Covid-19 variant found in at least 53 territories

The coronavirus variant first detected in India has now been officially recorded in 53 territories, a World Health Organization report showed.

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Thousands to get Covid tested after Melbourne stadium alert

Thousands of Australian Rules football fans were told to self-isolate and get tested for Covid-19 after an infected spectator attended a match in Melbourne and the city raced to avoid another lockdown.

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Government's spending forecasts 'not realistic' - IFAC

The Irish Fiscal Advisory Council has said the Government's budgetary forecasts "lack credibility" and its spending forecasts are "not realistic".

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EU summit welcomes Covid certificate to unlock travel

EU leaders have welcomed the introduction of a bloc-wide Covid-19 pass that they hope will unlock a tourist surge this summer.

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Court hears ransomware note found on Cork hospital's IT system

A Cork hospital has secured injunctions from the High Court restraining any sharing, processing, selling or publishing of data believed stolen from its computer systems in a cyber attack.

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Donnelly hopes emergency powers extension is the last one

Legislation facilitating emergency public health powers will not be allowed to run further than February 2022.

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Rathlin Island reopens after staying Covid free through pandemic

Rathlin Island off the coast of Northern Ireland is gradually reopening for the summer season after staying Covid free for the duration of the pandemic.

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Number of people receiving PUP falls more than 29,000

The numbers of people in receipt of the Pandemic Unemployment (PUP) this week has fallen by a further 29,174 to 333,993.

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Concern at impact of increased cost of building materials on affordability of homes

Increased timber prices and supply chain issues, exacerbated by Covid-19 and Brexit, have increased the cost of building materials needed for the construction of new homes, a new survey shows today.

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US calls for 'transparent' new probe into Covid origins

The United States has called for international experts to be allowed to evaluate the source of the coronavirus and the "early days of the outbreak" in a second phase of an investigation into the origins of the coronavirus.

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Press Ombudsman says media rose to Covid challenge

The Press Ombudsman has said 2020 was a good year for Irish media as print and broadcasting rose to the challenge of broadcasting through pandemic.

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Publication of details on vaccination progress paused

The national vaccination programme is continuing, despite the impact of the cyber attack on the Health Service Executive and other service areas.

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Masks, restrictions return to Melbourne after new virus outbreak

Australia's second largest city, Melbourne, reinstated Covid-19 restrictions as authorities scrambled to find the missing link in a fresh outbreak, prompting New Zealand to pause a "travel bubble" with the state of Victoria.

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Covid-19: Guidelines for hospitality sector to be published

Guidelines for the reopening of the hospitality sector are expected to be published today.

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Political hope and uncertainty voiced in same pitch

Something strange is happening politically.

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US warns against travel to Olympic host Japan

The US warned its citizens not to travel to Olympic host Japan, citing the growing risk of the Covid-19 pandemic in the Asian nation just two months before the Games begin.

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Donnelly and Swann to meet over Covid-19 on island

Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly intends to have a meeting with his Northern Ireland counterpart later this week to discuss the Covid-19 situation on the island.

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Indian couple rent plane to avoid Covid restrictions for wedding

An Indian couple chartered a passenger jet to stage a mid-air wedding that hijacked coronavirus restrictions by taking more than 160 guests, according to reports.

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Wuhan lab staff fell ill before Covid-19 outbreak - report

Three researchers from China's Wuhan Institute of Virology sought hospital care in November 2019, months before China disclosed the Covid-19 pandemic, the Wall Street Journal has reported, citing a previously undisclosed US intelligence report.

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300,000 vaccine doses administered last week - HSE

The HSE has said that 300,000 Covid-19 vaccine doses were administered last week, and that it expects to administer a similar number of doses this week.

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Publicans call for indoor opening 'no later' than July 1

Publicans have called for indoor trading to resume no later than Thursday July 1.

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Unemployment could exceed 390,000 post-pandemic - Social Justice Ireland

Unemployment could end up exceeding 390,000 when the pandemic ends - a higher rate than at the peak of the last recession, according to the Social Justice Ireland research body.

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Covid-19 death toll in India reaches over 300,000

India has passed more than 300,000 coronavirus deaths, the third country after the United States and Brazil to hit the figure as it battles a huge wave of infections.

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Indoor hospitality returns as restrictions eased in NI

Northern Ireland takes further steps out of lockdown today as a wide range of restrictions are removed.

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Pilots call for rapid antigen tests to reopen aviation

The Irish Airline Pilots Association has urged the Government to urgently deploy rapid antigen testing for Covid-19 as part of the union's four-point plan to reopen international aviation.

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Escalating trial events from end of June could see 25k in Croke Park for All-Ireland finals

Spectators could return to GAA, football and rugby matches by the end of June under trial events being prepared by the Government.

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Cautious welcome for findings on vaccines and variant

A consultant in infectious diseases at St James's Hospital in Dublin has given a cautious welcome to the findings of a UK study which shows two doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech and AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccines can protect against the B1617 variant of the virus.

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Vigilance needed for carefree summer, German minister says

Germany needs to stay vigilant and further bring down the number of coronavirus infections if the country is to enjoy a "carefree summer" and large-scale reopenings, Health Minister Jens Spahn has said.

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Pfizer-BioNtech and AstraZeneca jabs effective against Indian variant - study

The Pfizer-BioNtech Covid-19 vaccine is 88% effective against the Indian variant after two doses, a new study by Public Health England (PHE) has found.

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Covid-19: 381 new cases confirmed as quarantine list updated

The Department of Health has been notified of 381 new cases of Covid-19.

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Concern as Limerick region sees rapid rise in Covid-19 cases

Public Health Mid-West has warned that the Limerick region could find itself in "a very troubling position" if daily Covid-19 case numbers in the area continue to rise, while hospitals deal with massive disruption due to the HSE cyber attack.

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The pandemic and cyber attack, a tale of two viruses

It's now just over a week since the HSE was hit by the devastating cyber attack on its computer and information systems.

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Cinema sector at 'breaking point' seeks reopening date

Representatives of Ireland's cinema industry have written to the Taoiseach to ask him for a firm date for the reopening of big screens.

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Pharma firms, G20 leaders pledge vaccines for poorer nations

Coronavirus vaccine producers promised billions of doses for poor countries at a G20 health summit today, where leaders vowed to expand access to jabs as the only way to end the pandemic.

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IMF proposes $50bn plan to end the pandemic

The IMF has proposed a $50 billion plan to end the Covid-19 pandemic, with a target of vaccinating at least 40% of the world's population by the end of 2021.

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5 things we learned from the latest Covid-19 health briefing

The Covid-19 briefing at the Department of Health heard concerns in relation to a variant of the virus first detected in India.

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Spanish town trials return to nightlife with party experiment

Clinical studies never looked so good: for a few hours last night in a beach town near Barcelona some 400 people said adios to pandemic distancing and partied like it was 2019 - all in the name of science.

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Dept of Health reports 524 additional cases of Covid

There have been 524 new cases of Covid-19 reported to the Department of Health.

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Government looking at extra supports for wet pubs

The Minister for Tourism has indicated that the Government is examining introducing additional supports for wet pubs who want to serve customers outside.

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Ireland to adopt EU Covid travel cert 'as early as possible'

Ireland will adopt a Covid-19 certificate to help citizens travel more freely across the European Union "as early as possible" and not necessarily by late July as previously flagged, Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly has said.

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Excess deaths due to pandemic up to three times higher than reported - WHO

Up to three times more people have died due to the pandemic than indicated by the officially reported Covid-19 deaths, the World Health Organization has said.

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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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