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North Korea mobilises army, steps up tracing amid Covid wave

Isolated country is grappling with its first acknowledged Covid-19 outbreak

Kim Jong-un orders lockdowns as North Korea confirms first Covid cases

State news agency says number of people in Pyongyang have contracted Omicron variant

The Irish Times view on China’s zero Covid policy: a strategy under strain

The WHO has expressed doubts about Beijing’s policy but Xi Jinping remains adamant that it is the only way forward

China hits back at WHO over criticism of zero-Covid strategy

UN body’s chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said policy not sustainable

Covid-19: Vaccine industry and activists at odds over Trips waiver

Industry says waiver of IP rights not needed as vaccine supply far outweighs demand

Number of Covid-19 patients in hospital at eight-month low

Holohan says despite the fall hospital system remains under considerable pressure

Up to 1,000 more Irish people died from Covid than previously recorded - data

Almost 15m excess deaths associated with Covid-19 globally at end of 2021, WHO reports

‘Stay vigilant’: no let-up in North Korea’s two-year Covid lockout

Pyongyang says it has kept its population Covid-free by sealing the country’s borders

Obesity has reached epidemic proportions in Ireland, WHO says

Ireland ranks ninth in Europe for obesity in adults as pandemic compounds issues

Just one in 10 of Republic’s GPs offering abortion services

Over half of State’s publicly funded maternity units and hospitals provide full abortion care

Politicians set to hear calls for less restrictive abortion regime

Women’s council plans to address 12-week limit and poor national coverage

Thinking Anew – Light in a time of darkness

May we pray to God that those who are unleashing such violence on the world will stop

Sea swimmers no more at risk of superbugs than non-swimmers, research suggests

Preliminary data contradicts warnings of infections, NUIG academics say

Covid-19 death toll in Ireland to pass 7,000 in coming days

Most lethal period of the pandemic was between January and February 2021

Childhood hepatitis: How to spot the severe illness and why it’s on the rise

Dr Muiris Houston: None of the usual viruses has been identified as a cause

Number of unexplained hepatitis cases in children continues to grow – ECDC

Investigations ongoing into cases in Ireland, UK, Denmark, Netherlands and Spain

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