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Doctors have noticed a reduction in the number of people contacting them with Covid-related queries, according to the Covid Lead with the Irish College of ...

Please review their details and accept them to load the content. The positivity rate is falling. The five-day rolling average is falling. "So the question is, why are we not considering that? We'd be looking at a whole suite of really quite serious measures. And they were emergency powers.

THE Chief Medical Officer will review the Covid-19 isolation period later today.The seven-day isolation period for people with the virus could be shor.

Given the high vaccine uptake in our population, it is clear that unvaccinated adults are at a much higher risk of ending up in hospital. "Less than half (48.5 per cent) of those in our hospitals with Covid were admitted because of the disease. And only 2 out of 5 were boosted. "This is a virus that has evolved. Most people with Covid in hospital are asymptomatic and are in hospital for another reason. He said: "We’re also seeing a better trend in respect of new confirmed cases in hospital and the 7-day average of new cases is now falling.

The ICGP's Covid lead, Dr Nuala O'Connor said Ireland must move towards a scenario where it is seen as 'impolite' to go to work with symptoms.

There is a need for a "cultural change" in Irish society, where it is considered "vulgar" to go to work or school, which may be COVID-19, the Irish College ...

The Minister for Health has defended the Government's decision not to reimpose mandatory mask wearing in response to a recent surge in Covid-19 cases.

She said the focus should remain on staying at home if experiencing symptoms and getting booster vaccines. “But advice which we’re going to emphasise more and more is that for people who are under 55 and medically well, you don’t need to get a test actually. Once the peak had passed in other countries there was a rapid decline in case numbers, he added. This included 59 people in intensive care units (ICUs), an increase of one in 24 hours. Earlier, the Covid-19 lead with the Irish College of General Practitioners said a “cultural change” was needed in Irish society so it is considered “impolite” to go to work or school with what could be symptoms of the disease. When asked if he was prepared to publish that advice, he said he was as he felt that the more advice there was “out there” the better.

Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly said more measures than the reintroduction of mandatory mask-wearing would be required in order to address the spread ...

The latest figures showed half of the patients currently hospitalised with Covid had not received their booster vaccine. Asked if he was hopeful that the peak of the BA2 surge had passed, the Minister expressed “cautious optimism” as the five-day rolling average of cases was falling. When asked if he was prepared to publish that advice, Mr Donnelly said he was, as he felt that the more advice there was “out there” the better.

As of 8am today, 1472 COVID-19 patients are hospitalised, of whom 59 are in ICU.

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Researchers at Trinity College Dublin are searching for people who may have innate resistance to Covid-19 to take part in an international study.

Those who have been vaccinated can also take part. Please review their details and accept them to load the content. "This consortium is looking for genetic markers of resistance to infection.

Wearing masks and being cautious of the virus could just be part of the reason some people have avoided it. Cliona O'Farrelly, a Professor of Comparative ...

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Health Minister Stephen Donnelly is hopeful we have passed the peak of the current BA.2 wave of Covid-19. It comes as the emergency powers brought in two ...

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Thank you for subscribing!We have more newslettersShow meHealth Minister Stephen Donnelly is hopeful we have passed the peak of the current BA.2 wave of Covid-19. It comes as the emergency powers brought in two years ago to cope with the pandemic lapsed at midnight on Thursday. Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly, has said that we are “hopefully” passed the peak of the recent surge in Covid-19 cases. The indications are hopefully now we are past the peak,” he told Bryan Dobson on RTE’s News At One. “What we’ve seen in some other countries when they have passed this peak is there has been quite a rapid decline in cases and really what we’re looking to is, obviously what I’m looking to as Minister for Health, is to see a decline in cases in hospitals because of the huge pressure.” Today, there were 10,839 new infections reported, with 5,750 PCR-confirmed cases of Covid-19 and 5,089 positive antigen tests registered through the HSE portal. Donnelly said that it was “important” that we moved away from the “legal requirement” for people to comply or face being fined or even arrested.

IRELAND could be "past the peak" of the current Covid BA.2 wave - and there's no need for "draconian" restrictions, Health Minister Stephen Donnelly s.

"The delay is for a number of reasons. The positivity rate is falling. The five day rolling average is falling. "So the question is, why are we not considering that? We'd be looking at a whole suite of really quite serious measures. And they were emergency powers.

Covid Lead for the Irish College of General Practitioners, Dr Nuala O'Connor, said people should not continue about their day if they are unwell, ...

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A large proportion of Covid-19 cases are being detected in older age groups and the burden on acute hospitals is “significant”, according to a report given ...

There were 52,349 positive antigen test results reported in the same period, which is a 30 per cent reduction from the previous week. The coronavirus update from Dr Holohan also stated that any evidence in relation to waning of immunity against severe disease will continue to be assessed. This compared to 313 the previous week. On March 29th, of those in hospital 74 per cent were aged 65 and older, the document indicates. The Minister was informed that a significant proportion of detected infections continues to be identified in older age groups, but that there has been an overall reduction in PCR testing volumes and test positivity over recent days. The report also noted that the coronavirus burden on acute hospital care remains significant.

10,839 new cases of Covid19 have been confirmed today. There are 5,750 PCR-confirmed cases, while 5,089 people registered a positive antigen test through ...

A weather warning for ice is in place for much of the country this morning. A Co Galway man, who's co-ordinating Irish aid to Ukranian refugees in Poland, says the people of Poland and Ireland are welcoming refugees with open arms. Hospital management say that, due to an outbreak of influenza in the hospital, and a high level of Covid-19 cases, visiting is being… A traffic collision has occurred on thr Charlestown side of the traffic lights in Tubbercurry. The road is closed to traffic at present. The scheme will operate for a period of eight weeks and will then… The number of people with Covid-19 being treated in Irish hospitals has increased again, to the highest level in over a year. The number of Covid patients in hospital has increased by 56 per cent in the past two weeks. Emergency services are on their way to the scene of the crash. There are currently 1,042 people with the virus and 41 in ICUs. The number of Covid positive patients at hospital across the west… A fire on the Ox Mountains, outside Foxford, last night caused anxiety and worry for a number of residents in the immediate area. The number of patients on trolleys, for protracted periods, waiting for admission to the… Emergency services were called to the scene of a gorse fire in the Kilkelly area yesterday afternoon.

That includes 5,750 PCR-confirmed cases of COVID-19. In addition, on Thursday 31 March, 5,089 people registered a positive antigen test through the HSE ...

Data on the epidemiology of COVID-19 cases and deaths is available on the HPSC’s Epidemiology of COVID-19 in Ireland data hub. The Hit Mix The Fit Mix

A further 5,750 PCR-confirmed COVID cases have been announced this evening. Meanwhile, 5,089 people registered positive antigen test results through the HSE ...

He said half the patients who were admitted due to COVID were unboosted. Earlier this week, the HSE Chief Clinical Officer Dr Colm Henry said around half the patients with COVID in hospital were admitted for other reasons. This morning, there were 1,472 patients with COVID in Irish hospitals – down 63 on yesterday.