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It's another busy day at the Covid-19 test centre on the Citywest campus in Dublin. Although the swabbing is carried out by HSE staff, when patients arrive for check-in, it's a volunteer they first meet.

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Student nurse clinical placements suspended to at least 8 February

The suspension of clinical placements for over 2,000 student nurses is to be extended to at least 8 February, with a phased return depending on the healthcare setting.

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Five takeaways from Covid-19 briefings

A briefing by the National Public Health Emergency Team heard that while there continues to be progress in the battling the current wave of the Covid-19, there is still a long way to go.

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Chocolate, ice-cream, coffee sales go up as lipstick, razor sales decline

Sales of chocolate bars, ice-cream and coffee pods are all on the rise, while hairspray, lipstick and razor sales have declined, new figures show.

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EU to publish new rules on Covid-19 vaccine exports

The European Commission will tomorrow launch new rules monitoring exports of Covid-19 vaccines outside the EU, as the controversy over the AstraZeneca vaccine shortfall continues.

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Major change in consumer spending habits as lockdown continues

Consumer pandemic spending habits have been revealed in data collected by RTÉ News, from supermarkets and pharmacies.

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Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme has cost over €2 billion so far

The Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme has cost the state over €2 billion so far in wage suppports for businesses affected by the pandemic.

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Northern Ireland records 13 deaths and 592 new cases

A further 13 deaths associated with Covid-19 have been recorded in Northern Ireland, with 11 occurring during the past 24 hours.

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NPHET concerns over maintaining level of virus suppression

NPHET has told the Government that it will become increasingly difficult to maintain the level of suppression of Covid-19 that has been achieved since the New Year.

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Public debt set to increase to €47,700 per person - Finance

The national debt stood at more than €219 billion at the end of last year, equivalent to €44,000 for every person in the country, according to a new report from the Department of Finance.

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Students to get Leaving Cert exam results on Tuesday

Students who sat last year's deferred Leaving Certificate exams will receive their results next Tuesday.

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Defence Forces continue to provide surge capacity to HSE

Air Corps crews made 12 flights to Munich this year to deliver Covid-19 swab samples to a German laboratory for testing.

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Donohoe says current virus measures are 'significant'

The Minister for Finance has said Government measures on mandatory quarantine are significant and dismissed criticism that they do not go far enough.

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IOC backing Tokyo Olympics despite pandemic

The Tokyo Olympics is top of the agenda when the International Olympic Committee's executive board meeting started yesterday.

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Virus infections in England at highest level since May, study shows

The number of people infected with coronavirus is at the highest level recorded in England since May, according to a study.

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Pfizer finds South African variant has 'small effect' on effectiveness of vaccine

Pfizer Inc and BioNTech's Covid-19 vaccine appeared to lose only a small bit of effectiveness against an engineered virus with three key mutations from the new coronavirus variant found in South Africa, according to a laboratory study conducted by the US drugmaker.

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New Zealand on top as virus response of 100 countries ranked

Brazil's handling of the coronavirus pandemic has been ranked the world's worst, while New Zealand topped the class, according to research published by a leading Australian think tank.

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Disability and mental health services staff to get vaccine as supply increases

Staff from disability and mental health services who are not included in the current roll out of vaccines will be included in the programme as supply increases, according to a submission paper seen by RTÉ News that was sent from Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly to the Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters this week.

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Covid-19 rate more than double that in October - CMO

The Chief Medical Officer has said the current 14-day incidence of Covid-19 remains more than double the rate experienced at the peak of the previous Level 5 restrictions in October.

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WHO experts set to begin inquiry into Covid-19 pandemic origins in Wuhan

A World Health Organization-led team investigating the origins of the deadly Covid-19 pandemic is expected to leave their quarantine hotel today to begin field work.

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Government inching towards Zero Covid approach

Even though it has been the dominant, almost singular, political issue for the best part of a year now, Covid-19 has rarely been a polarising one.

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New Zealand confirms two more Covid-19 cases in the community

New Zealand has confirmed two new cases of the more virulent South African Covid-19 strain in the community, as investigators scrambled to determine how the virus breached border controls.

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Rise in budding birdwatchers as lockdown piques interest

BirdWatch Ireland has reported a marked increase in the number of budding ornithologists as people spend more time at home noticing wildlife in their garden.

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Single people most at risk of becoming homeless - report

A new report by the Simon Communities of Ireland has warned that unemployment, still-high rents and pandemic-related restrictions mean the threat of homelessness is continuing to be a daily fear for many people in Ireland. And, while supports are there for at risk families, the group says those most in jeopardy are single people.

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The pressures faced by non-frontline essential workers

There has been much focus lately on the critical work being done by those on the frontline in hospitals in the battle against Covid-19, but there has also been extra pressure on those working in essential services whose doors have remained open throughout the crisis.

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Special payments for Northern Ireland's healthcare workers

Stormont Health Minister Robin Swann has announced a special recognition payment of £500 for Northern Ireland's health workers.

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Vending machine to offer Covid-19 tests to public

It is a first-of-its-kind in the United States. A vending machine that offers Covid-19 home test kits to the public.

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Five or six doses? Controversy over Pfizer vaccine vials

The US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer, which is manufacturing the Covid-19 vaccine developed by Germany's BioNTech, now considers that each vial contains six doses compared to five previously.

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Taoiseach: People should stop going on holidays

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said people from Ireland need to stop travelling abroad on holidays.

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Local authority borrowers given additional payment break

Local authority home loan borrowers are being offered another payment break because of the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Auschwitz marks anniversary virtually as survivors fear end of an era

Marian Turski, a 94-year-old survivor of Auschwitz, was marking the 76th anniversary of its liberation by Soviet troops virtually, aware that he might never return as the coronavirus pandemic drags on.

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Call for clarity on Covid-19 tests for hauliers

Hauliers have called for "clarity" regarding a new Covid-19 testing regime for truck drivers travelling to the continent as it seems likely that new antigen test centres near Irish ports will not be operational until tomorrow.

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Case numbers 'do not present full picture' of infection

People are being urged not to get distracted by falling Covid-19 case numbers, as "the current daily figures do not present a full picture" of infection in the community.

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Government 'will not seal border' with Northern Ireland for zero Covid strategy

Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly has said the Government will not seal the border with Northern Ireland in order to pursue a "zero Covid" strategy.

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Relatives of Wuhan dead say they are feeling pressure to keep quiet

Relatives of Wuhan's coronavirus dead said Chinese authorities have deleted their social media group and are pressuring them to keep quiet while a World Health Organization team is in the city to investigate the pandemic's origins.

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Outbreaks in S Korea's Christian schools drive Covid surge

South Korean authorities moved to rein in coronavirus outbreaks centred on Christian schools as the country reported a jump in infections, dampening hopes of a speedy exit from a third wave of the pandemic.

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Johnson 'sorry' as UK virus death toll passes 100,000

The UK could see another 50,000 deaths from coronavirus, a scientist advising the government there has warned, as the British prime minister said he was "deeply sorry" for every life lost.

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Canadian CEO resigns after flying to remote region to get vaccine

Canadian businessman Rod Baker has resigned after he and his wife were charged with traveling to northern Canada and misleading authorities in order to receive the coronavirus vaccine.

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Sea swimming surge continues even as temperatures drop

Sea swimming 'exploded' in popularity in Ireland last year and that surge has continued, even as air and water temperatures have dropped.

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Number of patients in hospital with Covid-19 drops

The number of patients in hospital with confirmed Covid-19 has further reduced, according to latest figures from the Health Service Executive.

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AstraZeneca, EU to meet as vaccine row rumbles on

Pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca will hold its third meeting with the European Commission and EU member states today as the fallout over the shortfall of vaccine supplies continues.

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Ireland's Covid-19 death toll passes 3,000

Ireland's Covid-19 death toll has passed 3,000 as the Department of Health today confirmed 90 further deaths.

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Global Covid-19 case count passes 100m mark

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases around the world has passed 100 million since the start of the pandemic, according to an AFP tally.

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Over 800 patients caught Covid in hospitals over month

New figures show a surge in the numbers of people contracting Covid-19 while in hospital.

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New Covid measures as end game moves further out of sight

Since Covid restrictions became a part of life almost a year ago, Government ministers have frequently had to brace themselves for what they feared would be public resistance to the further crackdowns on personal freedoms which they warily agreed around the Cabinet table.

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New Covid measures do not go far enough - opposition

A number of opposition parties have claimed that the latest Covid-19 restrictions do not go far enough and only a 14-day mandatory quarantine regime for all incoming passengers will be effective.

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Govt eyes phased reopening of schools across February, March

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said they are giving the Minister for Education "the space to work with the partners in education" on the issue of schools reopening, initially for students with special needs.

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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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