438 new Covid-19 cases as government to give clarity on trickiest sectors hit by the pandemic next week
Simon Harris said the Cabinet meeting on Friday will be “very significant”
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James Ward and Caitlín Griffin
The Department of Health has been notified of 438 new cases of Covid-19.
The number of people being treated in intensive care with the virus is 43, up one from yesterday, with 116 people being hospitalised from the virus.
The Government has said it will lay out clear plans next week for the three “trickiest” sectors hit by Covid: aviation, indoor hospitality and events.
Taoiseach Micheál Martin travels to Brussels on Monday for a two-day European Council summit, where leaders are expected to sign off on proposals to resume travel between EU member states.
Outbreak of Indian Covid variant could lead to local lockdowns – Nphet
Dr Tony Holohan, chief medical officer at the Department of Health during a briefing at the Department of Health in Dublin. Picture: Brian Lawless/PA
Fri, 14 May, 2021 - 19:44
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Public health bosses are not ruling out local restrictions to tackle the Indian variant of Covid-19.
In the UK, the variant has been attributed to a fresh spike in cases, with a range of measures including local lockdowns and targeted vaccination under consideration to halt the spread.
On Friday it was confirmed that 41 cases of the Indian variant, B1617.2, have been detected in Ireland.
Woman, 57, living with heart failure speaks out about ‘invisible disability’
Heart failure patient Karen MacLaughlin, 57, struggled to cope with her diagnosis (Karen MacLaughlin/PA)
Sun, 09 May, 2021 - 11:00
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A mother-of-three living with heart failure has described her condition as an “invisible disability” and urged others to seek support.
Karen MacLaughlin, 57, is one of an estimated 90,000 patients living with the chronic illness.
She said the condition transformed her into a frail, fragile version of herself when she was diagnosed in January last year.
Monday marks the start of Heart Failure Awareness Week and experts want patients to embrace free Irish Heart Foundation help, without which, Ms McLaughlin insists, she would not have coped.