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Minimum wage employees in Ireland are likely to be suffering disproportionately from job losses as almost half work in sectors worst hit by the Covid-19 pandemic, according to new research by the Economic and Social Research Institute.

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People fully vaccinated against Covid-19 say they've 'got their lives back'

It was described today as the most significant public health strategies of our time.

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EMA says blood clots should be listed as rare AstraZeneca side effect

Europe's drug regulator has found a possible link between the Oxford/AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine and rare blood clotting issues in adults who had received the shot and said it had taken into consideration all currently available evidence.

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Teachers and SNAs in several special schools have received Covid vaccines

Teachers and Special Needs Assistants working in a number of special schools in the Wicklow, Dún Laoghaire and Dublin South East areas received vaccinations yesterday from the HSE.

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Health Dept should take lead on hotel quarantine - Fleming

The Minister of State at the Department of Finance has said the Health Department should be taking the lead in relation to travel advice and countries that should be on a list for mandatory hotel quarantine.

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191 people from reserve list are vaccinated at Aviva

The HSE has said that 191 people were called from the reserve Covid-19 vaccination list and vaccinated at the Aviva Stadium.

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Covid-19 linked to increased risk of psychiatric and neurological conditions

Contracting Covid-19 is "robustly associated" with an increased risk of developing mental health and neurological conditions in the six months after a diagnosis, a study suggests.

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Fall in number of patients in hospital with Covid-19

Latest figures show a significant reduction in the number of patients in hospital with Covid-19.

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Australia blames EU supply issues for slow vaccine roll-out

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has blamed restricted vaccine supply from Europe for his country's halting coronavirus inoculation efforts, as he faced down growing public frustration over the slow roll-out.

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Teacher unions to table motion over vaccine roll-out

The teachers unions are expected to table a motion demanding that they be prioritised in the Covid-19 vaccine roll-out.

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Report says Irish people should take Vitamin D to combat Covid-19

Everyone in Ireland should take daily Vitamin D supplements due to growing international evidence the medicine may help to prevent Covid-19 outbreaks, politicians will say today.

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Three people who absconded from hotel quarantine agree to return

Three people who absconded from hotel quarantine in north Dublin earlier today have been returned to the facility.

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AstraZeneca UK vaccine trial in children paused: Oxford

A British trial of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine on children has been paused while regulators assess its possible link to blood clots, Oxford University, which helped develop the jab, has said.

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Low transmission of Covid-19 in outdoor settings

Scientists studying Covid-19 agree that catching the virus outside is much more difficult than indoors.

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Vaccine cert should not lead to discrimination - ICCL

The Irish Council for Civil Liberties said that a digital certificate for Covid-19 vaccination cannot and should not lead to any type of discrimination.

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Pandemic spending drives increase in deficit to €4.17bn in March

The public finances recorded a deficit of €4.172 billion in March, according to figures published this afternoon by the Department of Finance.

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443 new cases of Covid-19, nine further deaths

There have been nine further Covid-related deaths and 443 new cases of the disease notified to the Department of Health.

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All US adults to be eligible for Covid-19 vaccine this month

US President Joe Biden is to announce that all adults across the United States will be eligible for Covid-19 vaccines by 19 April - well ahead of the already ambitious previous target.

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EMA official links AstraZeneca vaccine and blood clots

A senior official in the European Medicines Agency has said there is a link between the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine and blood clots.

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UK's vaccine minister says targets will be met

Britain's Covid-19 vaccine programme is challenging due to supply constraints but is set to meet its targets, the minister responsible for rolling out the shots said, adding that 12 million second doses would be distributed this month.

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Covid-19 vaccine developed by Irish scientist begins trials in US

Clinical trials are under way of a new Covid-19 vaccine developed by the United States army.

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North Korea will not go to Olympics over Covid-19 fears

North Korea will not attend this year's Tokyo Olympics because of the coronavirus pandemic, Pyongyang's sports ministry has said.

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New Zealand and Australia to open Covid-19 travel bubble

New Zealand has approved quarantine-free travel with Australia, with Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern saying a two-way corridor for travel between the two largely Covid-free nations will begin on 18 April.

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Over 260 patients with Covid-19 in hospital

The Health Service Executive has reported a small increase in the number of hospital patients with Covid-19.

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Age-based vaccine programme to dominate teachers' congresses

The annual conferences of the country's three teacher trade unions begin online this morning.

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Mandatory vaccination - a thorny issue for employers

From America to Israel, from Australia to Ireland - most agree that a rapid rollout of the Covid-19 vaccination is the key to reopening the economy.

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'Secret luxury dining' claims in Paris leave sour taste as criminal probe launched

A report by a French television channel alleging "clandestine" luxury dinners in Paris despite the pandemic has sparked an investigation and a political furore over claims the elite were brazenly ignoring rules they themselves had set.

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Talks on extending mandatory quarantine list to take place

Talks are due to take place later this week between officials and ministers on a controversial proposal to extend the list of countries on the mandatory hotel quarantine list.

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China reports highest rise in Covid cases since January

China has reported 32 new Covid-19 cases, marking the highest daily total since 31 January, the national health authority said.

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Coronavirus patients in hospitals down 87% from peak

Latest figures show there are 260 people with Covid-19 being treated in hospitals, down 87% from the peak on 18 January when 2,020 people with the disease were hospitalised.

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Hair salons reopen in Scotland, Third Level in-person teaching resumes

Hairdressers and barbers reopen in Scotland today as further coronavirus restrictions are lifted.

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UK to announce new international travel rules

The UK will today set out plans to restart international travel, using a "traffic-light" system as the country cautiously emerges from lockdown.

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Government urged to consider occupation and age vaccine rollout

The Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors has said the Government must consider an occupational vaccine rollout programme for frontline high-risk jobs to be run alongside the age-based vaccine programme.

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Court directs inquiry into women's detention in quarantine case

The High Court has directed an inquiry into the detention of two mothers who refused to enter mandatory hotel quarantine after arriving into Dublin Airport following their return from a trip to Dubai.

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Pope urges vaccines for poor in Easter message

Pope Francis urged countries in his Easter message to quicken distribution of Covid-19 vaccines, particularly to the world's poor, and called armed conflict and military spending during a pandemic "scandalous".

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Canada surpasses one million Covid-19 cases

Canada has crossed the threshold of one million coronavirus cases as the country faces a third wave of infections, forcing several provinces to tighten restrictions in recent days.

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Boris Johnson to set out plan for Covid status certification scheme

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is to set out plans to develop a "Covid status certification" scheme to enable the safe return of mass gatherings and indoor events as lockdown restrictions ease in England.

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More walk-in Covid-19 swabbing centres to be deployed

Walk-in Covid-19 swabbing centres are set to be deployed more widely as part of the HSE's testing strategy.

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Mandatory quarantining 'acting as a huge deterrent'

Minister of State with responsibility for Skills and Further Education Niall Collins has said the mandatory hotel quarantine system in place is "acting as a huge deterrent" for people coming into the country.

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Two women due in court over refusing to enter quarantine

Two women are due to appear in court after they were charged for having refused to go into mandatory quarantine on arrival at Dublin Airport yesterday from Dubai.

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Millions face Easter under virus curbs as US logs 100 million vaccinations

Millions of people around the world prepared to spend another Easter weekend under restrictions because of coronavirus surges, but there was good news from the hard-hit United States, which crossed the milestone of 100 million vaccinations.

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232 patients with Covid-19 in hospitals

Latest figures from the Health Service Executive show that as of last night, there were 232 patients with Covid-19 in hospital.

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No forgiveness for failure in vaccine programme

For over 600,000 people who have already received a dose of the vaccine against coronavirus, there is a sense of relief. For over 240,000 who are now fully vaccinated, they must feel great comfort that they are strongly protected from Covid-19. These are the most vulnerable people and many more need to have the protection, as fast as the national vaccination programme can deliver it.

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Two women arrested for refusing to enter quarantine

Two women were arrested at Dublin Airport this afternoon after they refused to go into mandatory quarantine.

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Northern Ireland minister urges people to adhere to Covid-19 rules

Northern Ireland's Health Minister has urged people not to let frustrations over ongoing Covid-19 restrictions to affect their observance of them.

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Allow Irish residents quarantine at home if proper inspections in place - MEP

Irish residents arriving into the country who have an alternative place to quarantine rather than a hotel should be able to do so if proper inspections are put in place, Fianna Fáil MEP Billy Kelleher has said.

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Rapid testing a priority to allow students return to third level - Harris

The Minister for Further and Higher Education has said he is "determined" to roll out a number of rapid testing pilot sites across college campuses, university campuses, and student accommodation.

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France complains about delay in EU virus fund ratification

France has taken aim at the failure of some EU countries to rapidly ratify an emergency programme for the bloc's coronavirus-hit economies, singling out Germany.

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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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