Just 20 percent of five to 11 year olds in Clare are considered fully vaccinated against COVID-19. However, more than 9 in ten adults in this county are fully vaccinated, ahead of an expected winter surge of the virus. Data released by the Central Statistics Office shows a very different picture between adults and children […]
A North Clare GP is warning that Covid-19 has not gone away. It comes as new research from IPSOS has shown that over ninety percent of people here have been vaccinated for the virus. Forty four percent have had two or more boosters, while one in three have got a single booster for Covid. […]
The UL Hospitals Group is currently managing an outbreak of Covid-19 at the region’s main hospital which is affecting six inpatient wards. The number of Covid patients at University Hospital Limerick has jumped by 19% in 24 hours, with 67 COVID-positive inpatients there this morning, the highest number of any hospital in the country. It […]
A specialist in public health in this region says serious caution is needed about the possibility of cutting the amount of time someone with a positive COVID-19 test has to isolate. It’s understood the Government’s currently considering changing the 7-day rule as staff shortages increase for employers during the latest wave of the virus. 2,154 […]
A Clare Government TD insists the green light should be given to businesses within the hospitality sector to resume normal trading from this evening. Cabinet ministers are meeting this afternoon to agree a timeline, after NPHET approved the easing of almost all Covid-19 restrictions. Just shy of two years on from the beginning of the […]