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22% drop in weekly Covid deaths in England and Wales

The number of deaths involving Covid-19 registered each week in England and Wales has dropped by nearly a quarter, new figures show.

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Medics call for Vitamin D recommendation in Covid-19 strategy

A number of senior medics will appear before the Oireachtas Health Committee today, where they will call on Government to recommend the use of Vitamin D in its Living with Covid-19 strategy.

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First vaccine dose cuts transmission and hospitalisation: UK studies

Data from two separate studies published in the UK, one in England and another in Scotland, have shown vaccines against Covid-19 are effective in cutting disease transmission and hospitalisations from the first dose.

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Not wise to reopen churches for Easter - Priest association

The Association of Catholic Priests has said it would be a "premature and potentially detrimental move" to reopen churches for Easter.

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Phased reopening of schools, childcare central to revised Covid plan

A phased reopening of schools and childcare will be at the centre of the Government's revised Living with Covid-19 plan, which is due to be published after being considered by Cabinet this afternoon.

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Further reduction in hospitalised Covid-19 patients

The number of patients with Covid-19 in hospital continues to reduce, according to latest figures from the Health Service Executive.

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Biden calls US Covid-19 toll 'heartbreaking' as deaths pass 500,000

An emotional US President Joe Biden called the milestone of more than 500,000 US deaths from Covid-19 "heartbreaking" and urged the country to unite against the pandemic.

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Health Minister clarifies remarks suggesting discussions on reopening schools were ongoing

The Health Minister Stephen Donnelly has moved to clarify remarks he made which suggested that talks were ongoing between the Education Minister and teaching unions on schools re-opening.

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Safety warning over time children spending online amid pandemic

Children are open to online exploitation, grooming, cyber-bulling and exposure to harmful internet content due to the amount of time they are spending online during the pandemic.

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Abuse services aided hundreds of children in late 2020

A total of 550 children per month received support from a dedicated domestic violence service from September to December last year.

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Foster hopes Stormont Executive will revisit school return dates

Northern Ireland's First Minister has said she hopes the Stormont Executive will revisit the dates for reopening schools.

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Covid-19: One further death, 686 new cases

The Department of Health has confirmed one further death related to Covid-19 and an additional 686 new cases of the disease.

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Pandemic Unemployment Payment cost exceeds €6 billion

The cost of the Pandemic Unemployment Payment Scheme has this week topped €6 billion since it was launched in March of last year, according to the latest figures from the Department of Social Protection.

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Special classes reopened in gradual return of schools

Special classes reopened their doors to students this morning, in the second step of what is being seen as the gradual return of primary and secondary education to the classrooms.

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Teacher, SNA unions to meet Dept of Education on reopening of schools

Teacher and Special Needs Assistant trade unions are expect to be briefed on the latest public health advice on the reopening of schools at a crunch meeting with the Department of Education this afternoon.

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People hiding under mattress at Madrid party arrested for Covid breaches

Partygoers hid under mattresses and in a wardrobe at a packed house in Madrid on Saturday in an attempt to avoid police at one of 227 illegal parties raided in the city over the weekend for breaches of Covid-19 restrictions.

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214,384 first doses of Covid-19 vaccine given up to last Friday

The latest vaccination figures show that up to last Friday 214,384 first doses of a Covid-19 vaccine had been administered here.

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Covid-19 restrictions to be eased in England next month

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to set out his government's roadmap for cautiously easing lockdown restrictions in England.

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US nears 500,000 Covid-19 deaths

US President Joe Biden will join in a moment of silence and a candle-lighting ceremony for Americans who have died due to Covid-19 as nations globally press on with vaccinations, including with Australia giving its first shots.

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Covid sub-committee meets ahead of Cabinet decision

The special Covid-19 Cabinet sub-committee will meet later today as the updating of the Government's plan on Living with Covid continues ahead of its publication this week.

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263 new cases and 4 deaths in NI as 436,143 vaccinated

Another 263 people have tested positive for coronavirus in Northern Ireland in the past 24 hours.

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What we think we know about revised Living with Covid plan

Ahead of Cabinet sub-committee discussions tomorrow and a Cabinet decision on Tuesday, here is what we think we know about the revised Living with Covid plan - and what restrictions we can expect in the coming weeks.

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Face masks may be necessary into 2022, Dr Fauci says

Americans may still need to wear face masks in 2022, even as the country relaxes other restrictions to combat Covid-19, the nation's top infectious disease expert has said.

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Donohoe promises continued support for businesses through pandemic

Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe has said there will be "no cliff edge" for businesses who have been forced to remain closed because of Covid-19.

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Extended pub opening hours being considered after Covid pandemic

Nightclubs look set to be allowed stay open later and Sunday pub opening hours will be extended under a plan by the Minister for Justice to reform the alcohol licensing laws.

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One in three adults in UK now vaccinated, Hancock says

One in three of adults in the whole UK has now been vaccinated against Covid-19, the Health Secretary has said.

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Preparations ramp up for 100,000 vaccinations next week

Preparations are under way for the ramping up of the vaccination roll-out with 100,000 doses due to be given next week, which is up 20,000 on the number of people inoculated in the past week.

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Israel starts reopening as people vaccinated nears 50%

Israel reopened swathes of its economy today in what it called the start of a return to routine enabled by a Covid-19 vaccination drive that has reached almost half the population.

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Over 1m vaccine doses per month expected - MacCraith

The head of the High Level Task Force on Covid-19 Vaccination has said that Ireland is on course to give out one million doses per month over April, May and June.

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Passport Service suspends operations due to Covid-19

The Passport Service has temporarily paused the processing of routine applications while Ireland remains at Level 5 restrictions.

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People with underlying conditions to be moved up priority list

People with underlying health conditions are set to be moved up the vaccination priority list under a plan being worked on by Government this weekend.

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Govt introduction of mandatory quarantine plan 'half-baked' - Doherty

Sinn Féin TD Pearse Doherty has argued the introduction of mandatory quarantine is happening too late and described a "half-baked attempt" from Government in addressing this issue.

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Nearly 1,000 over 85s getting vaccinated at DCU centre

Nearly 1,000 patients over the age of 85 will get their first dose of Covid-19 vaccine at the Helix Theatre in DCU today.

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No reopening of hospitality before mid-summer - Martin

No consideration will be given to opening hospitality until mid-summer, Taoiseach Mícheál Martin has said.

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Martin considering Church's concerns over worship

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said he will consider concerns raised by a number of Catholic Archbishops at a meeting about the impact of Covid-19 restrictions on public worship and the upcoming Easter celebrations.

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Appeal to travellers from Brazil to get Covid tests after variant discovered

Deputy Chief Medical Officer Dr Ronan Glynn has appealed to anyone who has recently travelled from Brazil to phone any GP or any GP out-of-hours service to arrange a free Covid-19 test after three cases of a new P1 variant of Covid-19 were detected in Ireland for the first time.

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Covid-19 plan of escape awaited

A new plan is needed to help us escape from the grip of Covid-19. So all eyes will be on what emerges next week from the Government in its new strategy for the way forward. The 'Living with Covid-19' plan published on 15 September last got us so far and it needed some surgery along the way, with tweaks and add-ons to the various restrictions levels.

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28 further deaths, 763 new cases of Covid-19

The Department of Health has been notified of 28 further deaths associated with Covid-19.

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Close to 8,000 fines for breaches of Covid restrictions

Close to 8,000 fines have been issued by gardaí for people in breach of Covid-19 restrictions, with over 6,500 of these issued for non-essential travel.

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Dublin Airport passenger numbers down 78% in 2020

New figures show that passenger numbers at Dublin Airport declined by 78% to almost 7.4 million last year due to the impact of the global Covid-19 pandemic.

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Attending golf dinner was a 'major mistake' - Dara Calleary

Fianna Fáil TD Dara Calleary said he knew from "early on" that he needed to resign from his ministerial role following the controversy over an Oireachtas golf society dinner in Clifden last summer.

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Pfizer-BioNTech first dose 85% effective after 2-4 weeks: study

The first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccination is 85% effective against coronavirus infection between two and four weeks after inoculation, according to a study published in the Lancet medical journal.

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EU to double Covax vaccine funding to €1bn - reports

The European Union will announce it is doubling its contribution to the Covax global Covid-19 vaccination programme to €1 billion at a G7 meeting, a European source said.

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Glynn urges caution as Covid levels remain high

The Deputy Chief Medical Officer has said that while progress has been made in suppressing Covid-19, case numbers, test positivity and hospital admissions appear to be plateauing at levels that remain far too high.

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6 things we learned from the latest Covid-19 briefing

From higher proportions of Covid-19 in urban areas being in line with expectations, to comments on Vitamin D, here are six things we learned at this evening's Covid-19 briefing.

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Covid-19: 47 further deaths, 901 new cases

The Department of Health has confirmed 47 further deaths related to Covid-19 and an additional 901 new cases of the disease.

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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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