Health

Due to the outbreak of Covid-19 pandemic, the outpatient appointments have been cancelled at St Columcille's Hospital in Loughlinstown, Dublin. The Health Service Executive said that patients have been notified and…

A South Dublin Hospital, 31 patients were reported to be infected with Covid-19. Along with this 58-nursing staff are also unavailable due to virus infection or they are in self-isolating because of close contacts. Nine patients have…

DUBLIN: The COVID-19 infection is so prevalent among nurses that it is doubtful whether even the sanitiser and face mask used are of good quality. The coronavirus was confirmed at 550 staff over the weekend. Trade unions have called for…

The European Union may pay more than €8.4 billion to secure hundreds of millions of doses of COVID-19 vaccine candidates being developed by Pfizer-Biotech and CureVac, according to an EU official. As per the information, the EU has…

The Department of Health has reported ten recent deaths and 342 new cases in relation to Covid-19 virus attack in the Northern Ireland. With these numbers, the total number of recorded Covid deaths became 933 and the overall confirmed…

Public health expert warns of a third lockdown in Ireland to oust Covid. The country will have to go through a third lockdown in January, but this can be avoided, said Anthony Staines, a professor of health systems at DCU. He warns that…

DUBLIN: Although statistics show a significant increase in COVID-19 cases among school children in October and November, the HSE considers this to be insignificant. With regard to the incidence of COVID-19 outbreaks, schools are…

Health experts warn against stopping online publication of funeral arrangements in Ireland in the wake of the Covid outbreak among funeral attendees. CMO Dr. Tony Holohan also expressed concern about the Covid expansion in cultural…

Schools in Ireland need to be closed in the winter so that the ventilation in the classrooms can be left open and cool. There is a widespread complaint before the Oriachtus Education Committee that if the ventilation is opened as part…

DUBLIN: Nurses are being asked to return to work earlier from self-isolation due to staff shortages in hospitals. The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) has demanded for the isolation of health workers in all hospitals across…