Nphet fears Covid-19 situation in Ireland ‘deteriorating’Dr Ronan Glynn criticises ‘selfish minority’ for gathering to drink alcohol on city streetsMon Nov 16 2020 - 21:54
Covid is not just for Christmas, so why the political short-termism?A return to some version of Level 3 for the festive period risks undoing recent progressSat Nov 14 2020 - 00:53
Covid-19: Irish abroad should abandon plans to come home for Christmas, Holohan saysMedical officer rules out festive international travel even on compassionate groundsFri Nov 13 2020 - 03:34
Covid-19: Nphet advises against travel from abroad as 395 cases and one death recordedHolohan says overseas travel that usually happens at Christmas seen as ‘non-essential’ during pandemicThu Nov 12 2020 - 18:19
Covid-19: Outbreaks in three hospitals severely curtail servicesStaffing impacted at facilities in Naas, Letterkenny and LimerickThu Nov 12 2020 - 16:38
Additional supplies of flu vaccine unlikely to become availableSome 50,000 doses held back to identify distribution gaps, says chief clinical officerWed Nov 11 2020 - 19:54
Taoiseach says Level 3 by December 1st a ‘target’ as 362 new Covid cases reportedNumber of Covid-19 outbreaks in workplaces, childcare facilities, hospitals all increased last weekWed Nov 11 2020 - 19:02
Health staff ‘unavailable’ due to Covid-19 hits 2,000HSE wants to provide maximum protection from virus to frontline staff, Dáil group toldWed Nov 11 2020 - 15:57
Covid-19: Booster doses may be needed for vaccine, Nphet toldHiqa says immunity can last between two and six months after virus but reinfection is rareWed Nov 11 2020 - 13:06
Good and bad news as prospect of Covid vaccine moves closerThree weeks to go before Level 5 restrictions are due to be lifted on December 1stTue Nov 10 2020 - 06:00
Ireland to get more than 2m doses of Pfizer Covid vaccine if approvedNphet gives breakthrough cautious welcome but stresses further reliable data neededTue Nov 10 2020 - 01:16
Ireland has the fastest improving incidence of Covid-19 in EuropeNews on vaccine trial a positive first step, says director of National Virus Reference LaboratoryMon Nov 09 2020 - 22:10
‘Back off’ lockdowns and protect vulnerable, say Irish doctorsGroup of concerned medics also urge end to daily Government briefings on case numbersMon Nov 09 2020 - 15:35
Public must still limit contacts when Level 5 restrictions lift, HSE chief saysPublic must still limit contacts when Level 5 lifts, says HSE chief ReidMon Nov 09 2020 - 11:33
Covid app clocks up 1.3m users, alerting 463 close contacts last weekNphet reports two deaths and 542 new cases in the StateMon Nov 09 2020 - 04:05
Almost 400 entitled to cervical cancer case review, report author saysScreening service faces ‘huge risk’ due to escalating number of legal claimsMon Nov 09 2020 - 02:50
Coronavirus: 542 new cases and two further deaths reported by NphetGovernment yet to decide on Covid-19 health advice for ChristmasSun Nov 08 2020 - 15:10
Three mental health centres forced to close following Covid outbreaksVulnerable people who urgently require admission to a mental health centre may be at riskSat Nov 07 2020 - 01:00
Covid-19: ICU admissions and deaths down to a fraction of first waveCSO data show 93% of those who have died with Covid-19 had underlying conditionSat Nov 07 2020 - 01:00
Eight more deaths and 499 new Covid-19 cases reported‘We want Christmas to be safe, but we also want January and February to be safe,’ says Dr Colm HenryFri Nov 06 2020 - 17:59
HSE says visors may be an alternative to masks in some circumstancesNphet has said visors offer inappropriate protection against Covid-19 for majority of peopleFri Nov 06 2020 - 12:51
Covid-19: Holohan praises ‘dramatic reduction’ in cases among the youngRisk of a coronavirus patient dying in ICU in the Republic is less than half of that in the UKThu Nov 05 2020 - 18:33
Concern as emergency department attendance falls sharply in Level 5Ireland is one of only two countries in Europe with a declining incidence of Covid-19, HSE saysThu Nov 05 2020 - 16:01
Coronavirus: Aim is to move from Level 5 to ‘minimum additional restrictions’Minister says removing restrictions only achievable if ‘we all follow the basics’Thu Nov 05 2020 - 02:44
HSE capacity to process Covid tests reaches 140,000 weekly - DonnellyEight more deaths and 444 cases of coronavirus reported; R number now 0.7 to 0.9Wed Nov 04 2020 - 20:29
Covid-19 figures bring good news, but we remain off targetReproduction number for disease has fallen but not to the level hoped for by officialsWed Nov 04 2020 - 18:50
Nineteen residents and staff in Co Kerry nursing home test positive for Covid-19Manager of home among those diagnosed with coronavirus, Minister tells committeeWed Nov 04 2020 - 17:56
Health watchdog recommends no change to coronavirus 14-day self-restriction periodReducing 2-week restricted movement period presents increased risk of transmission, Hiqa warnsWed Nov 04 2020 - 10:23
Covid advisory groups shut as work 'realigned' into departmentsDepartment of Health confirms 10 expert groups were stood down over the summerWed Nov 04 2020 - 04:21
Dublin proving difficult nut to crack in reducing Covid-19 numbersHighest case rates appear to be in newer suburbsTue Nov 03 2020 - 19:15
Covid-19: Holohan notes ‘downward trend’ as 322 cases and five deaths reportedPositivity rate for tests falls to 4.8 per cent having reached 7.3 per cent on October 20thTue Nov 03 2020 - 19:02
Covid-19 cases ‘stubbornly’ high in Dublin as hopes of early easing of restrictions fadeTwo more deaths and 767 further infections confirmed in the StateTue Nov 03 2020 - 08:57
Ireland has one of the lowest breastfeeding rates in the world – reportOnly two out of three women initiate breastfeeding before leaving hospitalTue Oct 27 2020 - 04:01
Hundreds of health staff unavailable every week due to coronavirusThree more deaths and a further 939 confirmed cases of Covid-19 reported by NphetTue Oct 27 2020 - 01:26
Europe needs ‘serious acceleration’ in fight against Covid-19, warns WHOAvoid stringent lockdowns by quarantining when required, advises Dr Mike RyanTue Oct 27 2020 - 01:16
Air pollution attributed to at least 150 Covid-19 deaths in Ireland – studyResearchers say air pollution may lead to ‘fatal health outcomes’ of the virus infectionTue Oct 27 2020 - 00:05
Covid-19: Further 939 cases and three deaths reported in StateDepartment of Health says 115,138 tests for coronavirus completed over the last weekMon Oct 26 2020 - 18:27
Almost 20% of staff at Dublin hospital have antibody evidence of Covid-19 infectionJust 12% of participants in Tallaght study had been diagnosed with coronavirus diseaseMon Oct 26 2020 - 13:23
Contact tracing: A lot of people on the Border are not being traced, says GPCovid-19 spreading due to lack of collaboration between North and Republic, say doctorsMon Oct 26 2020 - 03:10
Survey finds 55% of Irish people would take Covid vaccineDrop in numbers of close contacts noted as 1,025 confirmed new cases in State reportedMon Oct 26 2020 - 01:44
Covid-19: Public urged to ‘stay at home’ as 1,025 further cases confirmed in StateTánaiste Leo Varadkar says range of key indicators on spread of disease starting to ‘level off’ but it is ‘early days’Sun Oct 25 2020 - 18:25
Transmission of Covid-19 on flight into Ireland linked to 59 infectionsStudy authors say outbreak shows potential for spread of disease during air travelSun Oct 25 2020 - 12:40
HSE says it did not abandon nursing home overrun by Covid-19 outbreakOfficials insist rosters at facility are covered despite claims home had been abandonedFri Oct 23 2020 - 05:59
Covid-19: Despite fears, nursing homes now better able to halt outbreaksInfection in Ballinasloe facility comes at time of greater expertise, faster testing and PPEThu Oct 22 2020 - 21:59
‘Rapidly accelerating volume of calls’ and lack of staff led to weekend collapse of Covid-19 tracingHead of the HSE said keeping Taoiseach and ministers informed ‘didn’t work as it should’Thu Oct 22 2020 - 18:01
Galway nursing home sees 26 out of 28 residents test positive for Covid-19One nurse and one carer working 13-hour shifts looking after 24 residents, says directorThu Oct 22 2020 - 17:26
Contact tracing must improve if third Covid-19 wave is to be avoidedSystem cannot be expected to handle current surge but Ireland is yet to get process rightThu Oct 22 2020 - 02:08
A further three deaths and 1,167 new Covid-19 cases reported in the RepublicGovernment fears Nphet will seek new lockdown after Christmas breakWed Oct 21 2020 - 17:56
Covid-19: Rapid tests have ‘reduced diagnostic accuracy’Hiqa says cheaper tests should be considered but none could be recommended as yetWed Oct 21 2020 - 10:40
Covid-19: Six weeks of lockdown hardship offers little by way of end rewardEscalation to Level 5 only leads to pre-festive fork in road with more restrictions inevitableWed Oct 21 2020 - 01:00
