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Case of Omicron variant confirmed in Ireland

Tests have confirmed that a case of the Omicron coronavirus variant has been confirmed in Ireland.

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Omicron: 'Reason to be concerned' - De Gascun

There is a "reason to be concerned" about the Covid-19 variant Omicron, the Director of UCD's National Virus Reference Laboratory has said.

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Vaccines effective despite rise in cases - De Gascun

It is likely that Covid-19 case numbers will rise as restrictions ease, but this does not mean that vaccines are not effective, Dr Cillian De Gascun has said.

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Covid variant seen in South Africa not detected in Ireland

A variant of Covid-19, which has raised some concerns in South Africa, has not been detected in Ireland, according to the Director of the National Virus Reference Laboratory.

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The data behind NPHET's Delta variant concern

Every week, a report that gives a strong indication as to whether the proportion of Covid variants present in Ireland is stable or changing is sent to Dr Cillian De Gascun, the Director of the National Virus Reference Laboratory.

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Warning 'variant from India' may be more transmissable

A health expert has said it is likely that that the coronavirus variant first detected in India will become a variant of concern.

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5 things we learned from today's Covid-19 briefing

From cases of the Indian variant in Ireland to a drop in disease activity, here are five things we learned from today's Covid-19 briefing.

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'Inevitable' UK virus variant will become dominant - De Gascun

The Director of the National Virus Reference Laboratory has said it is inevitable that a variant of the virus which was first detected in the UK will become the dominant variant here over time.

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Irish COVID-19 surge driven by socialising, not new variant: Officials

COVID-19 variant - has driven Ireland's rapid transformation from having the lowest infection rate in the European Union to the fastest rate of deterioration, health officials said.Prime Minister Micheál Martin said on Wednesday the highly infectious new variant discovered in neighbouring Britain was spreading in Ireland at a rate that has surpassed the most pessimistic models available to the government.Ireland's top virologist, Cillian De Gascun, said late on Friday laboratories had found 16 instances of the variant from a sample of 169 positive cases.Philip Nolan, the head of Ireland's COVID-19 modelling group, said on Saturday he believed the variant represented between 5% and 17% of the current prevalence."Right now we believe the UK

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9 further cases of variant Covid-19 detected in Ireland

Nine more cases of the variant form of Covid-19, which was first identified in the south east of England, have been detected in Ireland.

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New UK Covid-19 variant not detected in Ireland - De Gascun

The new coronavirus variant circulating in the UK has not been detected in Ireland, according to the director of the National Virus Reference Laboratory.

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Q&A: How safe and effective is the first Covid-19 vaccine?

Professor Karina Butler, consultant paediatrician and Chair of the National Immunisation Advisory Committee and Dr Cillian De Gascun, director of the National Virus Reference Laboratory have been answering the questions of RTÉ Drivetime listeners on Covid-19 vaccines.

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NPHET wants to avoid second national lockdown - De Gascun

The Chairperson of the National Public Health Emergency Team's Expert Advisory Group on Covid-19 has said that NPHET really wants to avoid a second national lockdown or moving back to stay at home restrictions "if at all possible".

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Virus expert seeks to clarify use of face masks

The Director of the National Virus Reference Lab has reiterated that face coverings should be worn when physical distancing cannot be maintained.

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Evidence around cloth masks 'not fantastic' - De Gascun

The Director of the UCD National Virus Reference Laboratory has told the Dáil's special Covid-19 committee that the evidence around the use of cloth masks is "not fantastic".

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Care and caution urged as Covid-19 restrictions eased

Health authorities have urged people to be cautious and careful as the severe coronavirus restrictions in force in Ireland for more than two months begin to be eased.

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Care and caution urged during first virus easement

Health authorities have urged people to be cautious and careful as the severe Coronavirus restrictions in force in Ireland for more than two months begin to be eased.

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Covid-19 and living with the enemy

In a pub quiz, in the distant future - and if pubs are actually open by then - a question may be asked; Who was Cillian De Gascun?

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Leaving Cert pupils will be priority if schools re-open

The Minister for Health, Simon Harris, has said he personally believes there would be health and wellbeing benefits to getting children back to school, even in a partial capacity.

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Covid-19 restrictions 'likely' to last longer than two weeks

Restrictions due to the coronavirus are likely to last longer than two weeks, according to the Chair of the Health Service Executuve's Coronavirus Expert Advisory Group.

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Timing on 'cocooning' of older people impossible to predict - Simon Harris

The Minister for Health Simon Harris has said the timing of the so-called 'cocooning' of older people, which the Taoiseach talked about in his speech to the nation last night, is something that is impossible to predict.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0