Coronavirus

Old empty wallet in the hands .Vintage empty purse in hands of women . Poverty concept, Retirement. Special toning How the pandemic deepened the poverty pit
Grogan’s pub on South William Street, Dublin. Photograph: Gareth Chaney/Collins Coronavirus in pubs: Meeting details reveal NPHET’s view on alcohol and spread of Covid-19
Taoiseach Micheál Martin on a visit the Oliver Bond flat complex in Dublin on Thursday. He said there was general rising trend of Covid-19 cases across the country. Photograph: Julien Behal Taoiseach says counties with high Covid-19 case rate must slow spread
25-year old Sawmuda received three months tailoring training from ActionAid so she can make masks to keep herself and her family safe from coronavirus. She also sells masks to other Rohingya refugees living in the camps of Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. Credit: Fabeha Monir/ActionAid Its time to think about the impact of coronavirus on fragile countries
Drumbear Lodge Nursing Home in Co Monaghan Monaghan nursing home with 22 Covid-19 deaths complied with regulations
Commuters board a London Overground train in south Londonafter a range of new restrictions to combat the rise in coronavirus cases in England were announced. Photograph: Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire Covid-19: Israel tightens lockdown as Poland and Indonesia report record daily increases
The affected members of staff all work at Craigavon ambulance station in Co Armagh. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA Wire Coronavirus: Ten ambulance workers in North test positive on golf trip
Groups representing Irish and EU aviation and tourism – including Ryanair and Aer Lingus – have called for the European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen to introduce an EU-wide testing protocol to avoid quarantines and reopen borders. Photograph: Tobias Schwarz / AFP Green list, traffic light, refunds, quarantine: Where do we stand with travel now?

Ireland

Grogan’s pub on South William Street, Dublin. Photograph: Gareth Chaney/Collins Coronavirus in pubs: Meeting details reveal NPHET’s view on alcohol and spread of Covid-19
Taoiseach Micheál Martin on a visit the Oliver Bond flat complex in Dublin on Thursday. He said there was general rising trend of Covid-19 cases across the country. Photograph: Julien Behal Taoiseach says counties with high Covid-19 case rate must slow spread
Drumbear Lodge Nursing Home in Co Monaghan Monaghan nursing home with 22 Covid-19 deaths complied with regulations
The affected members of staff all work at Craigavon ambulance station in Co Armagh. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA Wire Coronavirus: Ten ambulance workers in North test positive on golf trip
A nurse shows a flu vaccine at a clinic in Seoul, South Korea. Photograph: Yonhap/EPA ‘Twindemic’ may be averted as Covid measures dampen flu threat

World

Commuters board a London Overground train in south Londonafter a range of new restrictions to combat the rise in coronavirus cases in England were announced. Photograph: Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire Covid-19: Israel tightens lockdown as Poland and Indonesia report record daily increases
Boris Johnson departs from 10 Downing Street, on Tuesday. The economic cost for the UK of a no-deal Brexit could be two or three times as bad as the impact of Covid-19, a report has concluded. Photograph: Chris J Ratcliffe/Bloomberg No-deal Brexit’s economic cost for UK ‘could be three times worse than that of Covid’
A lone biker at Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate. Berlin defines a risk area as anywhere with a new infection rate above 50 per 100,000 of population in the last seven days. Photograph: iStock Germany declares Dublin a Covid-19 risk area because of high number of cases
Boris Johnson: “We are looking at a massive package now of investment in jobs and growth in the short, medium and long term.” Photograph: Will Oliver/EPA Johnson promises ‘massive package’ of support for struggling economy
A ski lift operating for summer tourists crosses another at Flimjoch mountain on September 9th, 2020 in Ischgl, Austria. Photograph: Sean Gallup/Getty Coronavirus: Austrian government sued over outbreak at ski resort

Business

Passengers departing from the Republic to other EU countries could be obliged to have a confirmed negative Covid test result before travelling. Similarly, those arriving in the State from other parts of the EU could require a confirmed negative test to fly here. Photograph; Getty Images Dublin and Cork airports look at setting up pre-flight Covid testing centres
Debt in the euro zone considered unlikely to ever be fully repaid stands at more than half a trillion euros, including credit cards, car loans and mortgages, and is set to rise. Photograph: iStock ECB plots Amazon-style website to sell soured Covid loans
Irish company hVivo is to run the world’s first Covid-19 human challenge trials – in which healthy volunteers are deliberately infected with coronavirus to assess the effectiveness of experimental vaccines. Irish company to test vaccines on volunteers deliberately infected with Covid-19
The company’s decision to pursue a single-dose product may help its trials move faster than rivals that need to give two jabs. Photograph: iStock J&J launches first phase 3 trial of single-dose Covid-19 vaccine
Nearform’s contact tracing app has now been used in a number of countries. Irish Covid app developer launches contact tracing app in Pennsylvania

Opinion & Analysis

Old empty wallet in the hands .Vintage empty purse in hands of women . Poverty concept, Retirement. Special toning How the pandemic deepened the poverty pit
25-year old Sawmuda received three months tailoring training from ActionAid so she can make masks to keep herself and her family safe from coronavirus. She also sells masks to other Rohingya refugees living in the camps of Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. Credit: Fabeha Monir/ActionAid Its time to think about the impact of coronavirus on fragile countries
Taoiseach Micheál Martin floated a good idea over the weekend by suggesting that teenage social media influencers ought to be drafted into the bid to reach out to young people. Photograph: Tom Honan/PA Wire Martin right about using social influencers to highlight Covid rules
What is happening is what should be happening – the young are working in essential services and socialising and contracting the virus, while the vulnerable, the elderly and those with illness are being cautious and are being protected by the rest of society. Photograph: Getty Images Dr Martin Feeley: Young and healthy majority need to be allowed to live
First Minister Arlene Foster and Deputy First Minister Michelle O’Neill during the daily media broadcast at Stormont. Photograph: Kelvin Boyes/Press Eye/PA Wire Newton Emerson: Coronavirus has been good for Northern politics
Relatives carry the coffin of a loved one to a section of a cemetery reserved for Covid-19 cases, in the outskirts of Lima, Peru. Photograph: Rodrigo Abd/AP Photo Latin America fears another ‘lost decade’ as pandemic ravages region
A sign with a portrait of state epidemiologist Anders Tegnell is hanged at an entrance to a restaurant to instruct people to wash their hands in Sodermalm, Stockholm. Photograph Jonathan Nackstrand/AFP Sweden and coronavirus: how has the outlier of Europe fared?
Several big-name pharma companies, including Pfizer, Moderna and AstraZeneca, are currently testing their candidate vaccines in late-stage clinical trials. Photograph: iStock Coronavirus vaccine: 15 billion doses needed to inoculate the planet
A teacher wipes a classroom door handle before students return to school amid the coronovirus pandemic. File photograph: iStock Covid response leaves no surprise that tensions are rising across school system

Life & Style

Groups representing Irish and EU aviation and tourism – including Ryanair and Aer Lingus – have called for the European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen to introduce an EU-wide testing protocol to avoid quarantines and reopen borders. Photograph: Tobias Schwarz / AFP Green list, traffic light, refunds, quarantine: Where do we stand with travel now?
The Whole Hog takeaway from barbecue specialist, Baste. The pick of the Dublin restaurant meals to go
Pictured is Samantha Stuart from Carrick-On-Suir, owner of Pretty Bowtique, with her family, husband Alan, daughters Abigail and Aoibhinn and son Alex. Photograph: Patrick Browne Motherhood can be motivation and inspiration for setting up a business
How to manage your children’s screen time
The pop-up allergy clinic in the Citywest Care Facility (former Convention Centre). Photograph Nick Bradshaw/The Irish Times Citywest Covid-19 facility transformed into pop-up allergy clinic for children

Sport

West Ham United manager David Moyes and players Issa Diop and Josh Cullen have tested positive for Covid-19. File photograph: Getty Images David Moyes discovered positive test an hour after arriving at London Stadium
Ilkay Gundogan will miss the first match of Manchester City’s season after testing positive for Covid-19. File photograph: Getty Images Manchester City’s Gundogan tests positive for Covid-19
Due to the success of Dublin GAA, the notion of pooled sponsorship has been mooted throughout the past decade. Could it now really be on the table? File photograph: Inpho Tipping point: GAA facing a second earthquake, the cost of a split season
Donegal are due to play Tyrone in the NFL on October 16/17th and in the Ulster Championship on November 1st. File photograph: Inpho Donegal footballer tests positive for Covid-19 forcing squad into isolation
An empty stadium in Lisbon for this year’s Champions League final. File photograph: Getty Images Fifa estimates club football has lost a third of its revenue

Education

Minister for Education Norma Foley said there was a legal requirement that the students had access to the information. Photograph: Dara MacDónaill/The Irish Times Release of class rankings a ‘breach of trust’, says teachers’ union
You can ask friends, colleagues, and former employers which soft skills come to mind when they think of you. Photograph: iStock How to identify and develop soft skills in a pandemic
Clodagh O’Keeffe, a UCD graduate, secured a job with a marketing communications company. Photograph: Dara Mac Donaill Lost generation? Meet the students graduating into the Covid-19 recession
Most educators acknowledge the experience of online learning was far from ideal earlier this year as institutions quickly pivoted to emergency remote learning. Photograph: iStock I find it hard to learn online. How will I survive in college this year?
The ASTI said its members had serious concerns about the health and safety of school communities. Photograph: iStock ASTI to ballot for industrial action over Covid-19 safety concerns

Guides

Taoiseach Micheál Martin, Tánaiste Leo Varadkar and Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly arriving at Dublin Castle to unveil the new Covid-19 plan. Photograph: Julien Behal/PA Wire Q&A: What is the latest Government plan to manage coronavirus?
A passenger wears a mask on a bus in Dublin city centre. Photograph: Alan Betson Living with Covid plan: What is in each of the five levels?
Limited crowds will again be allowed to attend sporting events as of Wednesday. File photograph: Inpho New Covid-19 plan allows up to 200 to attend sporting events
The flu vaccine is free for those over 65, people with long-term health issues and children. Photograph: iStock Are your symptoms flu or Covid-19? How to tell the difference
‘I truly believe a flu jab and a renewed zeal for hand washing and social distancing will make the winter ahead a bearable one.’ Photograph: iStock Have I got the flu or Covid-19? Could I have both?
Employers can pay workers an allowance of €3.20 a day to compensate for home expenses without paying any tax, PRSI or the universal social charge on it. Photograph: Getty Images Working from home: Who pays your heating bills this winter?
The key thing when washing face masks is to build up a good lather because the virus hates soap. Photograph: iStock ‘Treat your face mask like your underwear.’ How to care for your reusable face covering
The precise details of the EU traffic-light system will be agreed at an EU Council of Ministers meeting on October 15th. Photograph: Getty Images Where can I travel abroad to now? Well, it’s complicated
Passengers wearing face masks on an Olympic Air De Havilland Canada aircraft flying from Athens. Certain factors on board, such as raised seat backs, can help lessen virus transmission. Photograph: Nicolas Economou/ NurPhoto via Getty Images How safe is air travel during the coronavirus pandemic?
IAs companies gingerly prepare to reopen their offices, workers are coming to terms with the reality that it is impossible to make things 100 per cent safe. How safe is it to go back to the office?
The prison officer, who spent six days on a ventilator with Covid-19, has expressed concern about growing public complacency. ‘It absolutely destroys you’: Covid-19 survivor five months later
What causes post-Covid fatigue? '100 days later, Covid-19 is still with me' - Is Post-Covid syndrome a real thing?

Coronavirus - the Science

Hanwha Eagles players line up wearing face masks ahead of the opening game of South Korea’s new baseball season. Photograph: Jung Yeon-Je/Getty/AFP Coronavirus – the science: Big shift in thinking on face masks
Vaccines doses in bottles prepared by a team of experts at the University of Oxford. Photograph: Sean Elias/PA Wire Coronavirus – the science: The six milestones Ireland needs to reach before easing restrictions
Dr Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases in the US, said people should not assume a change in the weather will limit the spread of the coronavirus. ‘You must assume that the virus will continue to do its thing,’ he said. Photograph: Al Drago/The New York Times. Coronavirus – the science: The case for crushing Covid-19 rather than living with it

Editorials

The Irish Times view on pandemic supports: a long-term plan is needed The Irish Times view on pandemic supports: a long-term plan is needed
The Irish Times view on the global fight against Covid-19: Leadership matters The Irish Times view on the global fight against Covid-19: Leadership matters

Letters

Covid-19 – a national research biobank is urgently needed
Covid-19 and nursing homes
EU solidarity is essential
Coronavirus – a time for working together
Coronavirus – a time for concerted action
Constitution and homelessness crisis
Coronavirus and global solidarity
Coronavirus – focus on healthcare staff
Covid-19 in Gaza
Insurers and a national emergency
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