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Covid-19: Warning over Brazil variant as 50 more deaths recorded
- Health
- January 15, 2021, 10:37
A further 50 deaths of Covid-19 patients were reported on Friday as the chief medical officer warned of a newly identified variant identified in Brazi(...)

Coronavirus: 48-hour ban on all flights from Britain due to fears over new virus strain
- Health
- December 20, 2020
A 48-hour ban on all flights arriving into the Republic from Britain comes into force at midnight tonight as part of an emergency response to growing (...)

The Irish Times view on Covid-19 in Northern Ireland: a health crisis – and a political one
- Editorial
- December 17, 2020, 19:00
As if a novel and mutating virus was not threat enough, old political unsayables are part of the public health crisis in Northern Ireland. With a popu(...)

Lifting restrictions for Christmas: What will change from today?
- Irish News
- December 17, 2020, 14:54
What is happening on Friday? Under the planned third phase of the reopening, restrictions on household visits and travel between counties are to be (...)

NI Executive to consider ‘decisive’ interventions to address Covid-19 pressures
- Health
- December 16, 2020, 15:40
A series of “decisive” and “robust” interventions are to be proposed to try to deal with heavy demands on Northern Ireland’s health service, Stormont (...)

North’s Covid crisis could repeat in State if situation allowed ‘go out of control’ - Taoiseach
- Irish News
- December 16, 2020, 09:10
Taoiseach Micheál Martin has warned that the Covid-19 crisis in the North could happen in the State “if we allow things to go out of control”. The la(...)

Further Covid-19 restraints loom in NI, warns Minister for Health
- Irish News
- December 11, 2020, 16:25
The North’s Minister for Health has warned that further restrictions will be necessary in the new year to combat an expected rise in coronavirus cases(...)

North’s restrictions may tighten if number of virus cases rises, warns Swann
- Irish News
- December 6, 2020, 13:09
The North’s health minister has warned he will not hesitate to immediately recommend a further tightening of restrictions if the number of coronavirus(...)

Scotland: Under the twin shadows of Covid and Brexit
- UK
- December 5, 2020, 01:00
In Edinburgh, the silence is everywhere, in empty restaurants and deserted train stations, with people walking quickly by, heads down, and masks on. W(...)

Coronavirus: 243 more cases, seven further deaths reported in the State
- Irish News
- November 28, 2020, 14:43
A further 243 cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed in the State. Seven additional deaths were reported by the National Public Health Emergency Team ((...)