Amanda Healy, Director of Public Health for County Durham PEOPLE are being urged to enjoy the further easing of lockdown restrictions responsibly amid concerns over rising rates of the ‘Indian’ coronavirus variant around the country. Covid rates in the region remain low but with more freedoms allowed on Monday a common sense approach is advised to help people keep safe. Whether it is travelling on public transport, planning a day-out or enjoying hospitality, Beat Covid NE is sharing the latest advice to ensure the North-East stays open as the region eases out of lockdown. Amanda Healy, chairwoman of the Association of Directors of Public Health North East and director of public health for County Durham, said: “Covid rates in the North-East are slowing compared with the winter months, which gives us all cause for hope.
HSE issues update on Covid-19 vaccine roll-out in Louth and Meath By Marc O Driscoll
The HSE has issued an update on the roll-out of the Covid-19 vaccine in Louth and Meath.
The health service hopes to vaccinate up to 1,500 people in south Louth and east Meath every week at the new vaccination centre in Drogheda.
The centre at Drogheda Institute of Further Education is expected to open this week subject to staffing levels and vaccine supply.
It will operate in addition to the centre based at the Fairways Hotel in Dundalk.
Meanwhile, the HSE says the community vaccination centre for Co. Meath expects to finish vaccinating people in the 60-69 age cohort by the end of the week.
Walk-in test centre opens in Navan as part of efforts to find asymptomatic cases By Ruth O Connell The facility at Navan O Mahony s will operate daily from 11am until 7pm on Bank Holiday Monday
People who don t have symptoms of Covid-19 are being encouraged to get tested at a walk-in centre at Navan O’Mahonys GAA Club on Brews Hill.
It s open for the next five days as part of efforts to find asymtomatic cases.
The facility will operate from 11am to 7pm each day, along with two other centres in Dublin - on Quay Street in Balbriggan and at Colaiste Eoin in Finglas, which are open for the next week.
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In Navan in Co Meath, which has the fourth-highest 14-day incidence rate per 100,000, a queue had formed before the centre opened at 11am.
The centre has been opened at Navan O Mahony s GAA club. It will be open from today until Monday 5 April, from 11am to 7pm daily.
The Navan O Mahony’s GAA clubhouse is turned into a walk in testing centre for five days. Navan has the fourth highest 14 day incidence rate. pic.twitter.com/qjo1x1MGo4 Sinéad Hussey (@SineadHus) April 1, 2021
Between 300 and 500 tests a day are expected to be carried out and people do not have to contact their GP first.