The Taoiseach has said that although Covid-19 is here for "the longer term", the public health advice at the moment is not to go back to wearing facemasks in public places. The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation has called for masks to be reintroduced due...
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‘Back to normal’ living contributing to rise in Covid cases – Mills
The fact that people are "back to normal" with no public health measures in place is contributing to the rise in Covid-19 cases, a leading immunologist has said. Professor of Experimental Immunology at Trinity College Dublin Kingston Mills said the lack of social...
Experts’ Covid warning as hospital cases almost double
A summer wave of Covid-19 is likely to be on the way, according to some of the country's leading medical professionals. Experts said they are waiting to see what the next wave will look like as coronavirus cases in hospital continue to rise. The number of people in...
High levels of depression, alcohol use in people with Long Covid – study
A new study has found high levels of moderate to severe depression and concerning alcohol use in people with Long Covid. The study involved 155 participants over 14 months and was conducted at the Mater Hospital's Long Covid Clinic in partnership with north Dublin...
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More homes at risk from radon than previously thought – EPA
The Environmental Protection Agency has warned that the number of homes in Ireland at risk from radon, a cancer-causing gas linked to 350 new lung cancers each year, is significantly higher than previously thought. New radon maps to be launched the EPA predict as many...
First case of monkeypox reported on island of Ireland
The first case of monkeypox has been recorded in Northern Ireland, according to the Press Association. Health officials are expected to hold a briefing later. https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2022/0526/1301250-monkeypox-ecdc/
Ukraine looks for ways to get its grain out of the country
Ukraine is seeking ways to get grain and vegetable oils out of the country by breaking a months-long blockade of the Sea of Azov and the Black Sea by the Russian navy and moving more by land. The war, together with Western sanctions against Russia, have sent the price...
Covid-19 hospital cases lowest since August last year
The number of cases of Covid-19 in hospitals has reduced to 191, the lowest number since early August last year. https://www.rte.ie/news/coronavirus/2022/0525/1301157-covid-ireland/
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Govt to follow public health advice over facemasks
The Taoiseach has said that although Covid-19 is here for...
‘Back to normal’ living contributing to rise in Covid cases – Mills
The fact that people are "back to normal" with no public...
Experts’ Covid warning as hospital cases almost double
A summer wave of Covid-19 is likely to be on the way,...
High levels of depression, alcohol use in people with Long Covid – study
A new study has found high levels of moderate to severe...
