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The arrival of South African, Brazilian and Nigerian variants has heaped further pressure on the Government to get the proposed mandatory hotel quarantine regime up and running as quickly as possible. Travel and the absence of mandatory restrictions taught lessons in the pandemic’s first year as the more infectious UK strain made the third wave the most devastating. It will be even more important this year, according to infectious diseases consultant and UCD professor Paddy Mallon, who des...

Covid-19, one year on: The virus was first detected in Ireland on February 29th, 2020

“A lot of that was battlefield decisions. It was a mess back then,” says Tomás Ryan, associate professor at the School of Biochemistry and Immunology at Trinity College Dublin. The surge in Covid-19 cases expected in the hospitals in the first wave hit the nursing homes and care facilities instead. They have borne the brunt of the fatalities during the pandemic. Public health expert Dr Gabriel Scally recalls a conversation with a contact tracer calling a Covid-positive foreign heal...

Opposition Leaders call for Zero Covid Strategy By Alison OReilly The living with Covid strategy has failed. Thats the message from opposition parties today. Concerns are being raised about rolling lockdowns with no proper structure in place for tackling the virus. We are now in our third lockdown and there is still no data sharing on an all-island approach, while the track and trace system is not up to speed. Labour Leader Alan Kelly said the Taoiseach can...

Pressure mounted on the Government last night to introduce widescale quarantine travel restrictions, with scientists and politicians...

LOCK IT DOWN Pubs, restaurants, cinemas & hairdressers set to close on Xmas Eve as Ireland to enter new lockdown to fight third wave Updated: 22 Dec 2020, 11:39 PUBS, restaurants, cinemas and services such as hairdressers are set to close on Christmas Eve as Ireland will enter a new lockdown to fight back the third wave if Covid-19, the Irish Sun can reveal. The hard hit hospitality sector will be asked to close at midday on Christmas Eve and will not reopen until next year. 6 6 6 6 Professor ...

bar blitz Gardai warn of breaches of Covid-19 restrictions as restaurants and pubs to stay open until Dec 30 against NPHET advice 20 Dec 2020, 8:30 GARDAI have warned of multiple breaches of Covid-19 restrictions as restaurants and pubs will stay open until December 30 — against NPHET advice. This comes as top scientist are calling for schools to stay closed in January so “normal” life can return by St Patrick’s Day. 2 2 Professor Anthony Staines The Cabinet is set to meet on Tuesday t...

Updated: 19 Dec 2020, 17:59 A TOP scientist has called for schools to stay closed in January so "normal" life can return by St Patricks Day. Professor Anthony Staines has called for harsh restrictions to imposed in Ireland during the month of January to curb the spread of Covid-19. 6 A top scientist has called for schools to be closed in January so "normal" life can return by St Patricks Day 6 Professor Anthony Staines has called for harsh restrictions to be imposed in Ireland during the month ...