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Ministers in the UK could be set for a legal battle with the official Covid-19 inquiry over the requested release of unredacted WhatsApp messages and diaries belonging to Boris Johnson.

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EU court backs Ryanair challenge against EU-approved Italian aid for Covid-hit airlines

Europe's second-top court has today backed Ryanair's challenge against an Italian state aid, approved by the European Union, for airlines hit by the Covid-19 pandemic, siding again with the Irish airline on this issue.

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Five go on trial in Germany for anti-Covid coup plot

Five Germans have gone on trial over a far-right plot to kidnap the country's health minister and overthrow the government in protest against Covid-19 restrictions.

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More than 100 ventilators from 2020 in storage and not suitable for use, PAC hears

The Health Service Executive has more than 100 ventilators bought from new suppliers during the early months of the Covid-19 pandemic, which are in storage and not suitable for clinical use, the Public Accounts Committee has heard.

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Covid-19 is no longer global health emergency - WHO

Covid-19 no longer represents a global health emergency, the World Health Organization has said, a major step towards the end of the pandemic that has killed more than 6.9 million people, disrupted the global economy and ravaged communities.

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Covid-19 is no longer global health emergency - WHO

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WHO weighing up whether to end Covid emergency

A panel of global health experts will meet today to decide if Covid-19 is still an emergency under the World Health Organization's rules, a status that helps maintain international focus on the pandemic.

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US to end international travellers' vaccine requirement

The White House has announced an end to Covid-19 vaccine requirements for travellers to the United States and for government employees across the world's biggest economy.

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Pfizer, BioNTech propose EU pays half for each cancelled Covid dose - FT

Pfizer Inc and BioNTech's new proposal to the European Union, amid a glut of Covid-19 shots, includes a provision for member states to pay half price, or about €10, for each of about 70 million cancelled doses, the Financial Times has reported.

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HSE to begin spring Covid-19 booster programme

The Health Service Executive (HSE) is to start a spring Covid-19 booster vaccination programme for specific groups.

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Conference to assess impact of Long Covid

The Health Service Executive Lead for Long Covid has said extreme tiredness and shortness of breath are some of the typical symptoms people are suffering from more than 12 weeks after a Covid-19 infection.

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Facemasks no longer mandatory in healthcare settings

The wearing of face masks in hospitals and other healthcare settings is no longer required from today.

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US ends Covid-19 emergency status

US President Joe Biden has officially ended the Covid national health emergency that for more than three years underpinned extraordinary efforts to provide care for a country where more than a million people died from the disease.

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Requirement for facemask use in hospitals relaxed from 19 April

The universal use of facemasks in hospitals and other healthcare settings, to curb the spread of Covid-19, is to be relaxed from later this month.

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China holds key to understanding Covid origins - WHO

The World Health Organization chief has pressed China to share its information about the origins of Covid-19, saying that until that happened all hypotheses remained on the table, more than three years after the virus first emerged.

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Covid-19 testing no longer recommended for vast majority of population

Testing for Covid-19 is no longer recommended for the vast majority of the population, following an update to the public health advice.

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Former CMO Dr Tony Holohan to publish memoir

The former chief medical officer, Dr Tony Holohan, is to publish his memoir 'We Need to Talk' later this year.

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Medium-risk adults don't need extra Covid vaccines, says WHO

The World Health Organization has said it is no longer recommending additional Covid-19 vaccine booster doses for regular, medium-risk adults, saying the benefit was marginal.

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Community Covid testing centres to close nationwide

The HSE has announced that Covid-19 community testing centres will close nationwide from Thursday.

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Raccoon dog data sparks new debate about Covid origins

New evidence that raccoon dogs were at the Chinese market where Covid is suspected to have first infected humans has reignited debate over the origin of the pandemic.

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Biden signs law declassifying US intel on Covid origin

US President Joe Biden has signed into law a bill requiring the release of intelligence materials on potential links between the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic and a laboratory in the Chinese city of Wuhan.

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Johnson accepts he misled MPs over Covid gatherings, but says he spoke in 'good faith'

Former British prime minister Boris Johnson has accepted that he misled MPs but insisted his 'partygate' denials were made "in good faith" based on what he "honestly" knew at the time.

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The 'Great Unretirement': Older people return to work

As fears of Covid-19 subside and worries around the rising cost-of-living take over, many older people are returning to the workforce, a movement known as the 'Great Unretirement'.

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Johnson to submit defence dossier to MPs investigating 'partygate'

Boris Johnson will submit a written dossier of evidence to MPs as he attempts to clear his name over allegations he misled the British parliament over the 'partygate' scandal.

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Covid could become threat similar to flu 'this year': WHO

The Covid-19 pandemic could settle down this year to a point where it poses a threat similar to flu, the World Health Organization has said.

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Johnson to appear before committee over 'partygate' next week

Former British prime minister Boris Johnson will appear before a parliamentary committee next week that is investigating whether he misled lawmakers over Covid-19 lockdown-breaking events in Downing Street.

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China to fully reopen borders to foreigners

China will reopen its borders to foreign tourists for the first time in the three years since the Covid-19 pandemic erupted by allowing all categories of visas to be issued from tomorrow.

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HSE to begin study of Long Covid in Ireland

People in seven areas of the country who tested positive for Covid-19 may receive a text from the Health Service Executive from tomorrow as part of a study to measure their recovery from the disease and provide data on those with Long Covid.

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Leaders say 'never again' to vaccine inequity

Three years since the Covid pandemic began, nearly 200 prominent world figures have called for the vaccine inequity seen during the crisis to be relegated to history.

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Over 11,000 health workers yet to receive Covid bonus

More than 11,000 health workers are still waiting to receive the €1,000 pandemic bonus which the Government promised to give to those who worked on the frontline during the Covid-19 crisis.

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Donnelly responds to former NPHET member's criticism of Covid measures

Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly has said it is easy for people who were involved in the Covid-19 pandemic to come out now and say Ireland should have done things differently.

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Former NPHET member 'didn't set out to open can of worms'

Professor Martin Cormican has said he believes the "vast majority" of public health members on the National Public Health Emergency Team believed school closure was not required for public health purposes during the Covid-19 pandemic.

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'Significant concerns' over Covid-19 response at HSE-run home, probe finds

An investigation into over 20 Covid-19 related deaths at a HSE-run nursing home in Dublin during the first wave of the pandemic in 2020 has outlined "significant concerns" regarding the management of preparations and the initial response to the outbreak of the virus at St Mary's Hospital in Phoenix Park.

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Hancock says disclosure of Covid messages a 'massive betrayal'

Former British health secretary Matt Hancock has said he is victim of a "massive betrayal and breach of trust" after the disclosure of WhatsApp messages revealing the inside working of government during the coronavirus crisis.

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Older people urged to 'return to doing things you love' after pandemic

The Chief Medical Officer has urged older people to reconnect with other people exactly three years to the day after the first case of Covid-19 was confirmed in Ireland.

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FBI director says Wuhan lab leak likely caused Covid pandemic

FBI Director Christopher Wray has said the agency has assessed that a leak from a laboratory in Wuhan, China, likely caused the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Over 27% of Covid-19 deaths were in nursing homes

New figures from the Health Service Executive show the number of deaths from or with Covid-19 in nursing homes, in hospitals linked to outbreaks and in disability residential centres, since the start of the pandemic.

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Former NPHET member critical of some Covid-19 measures

A former member of the National Public Health Emergency Team has said that Ireland imposed measures during the Covid-19 pandemic that excessively limited basic freedoms.

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Covid-19 infections rise for third week in UK

Total Covid-19 infections in the UK have jumped for the third week in a row, as most parts of the country continue to see a rise in prevalence of the virus.

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Call for Long Covid to be designated as 'occupational illness'

Independent TD Denis Naughten has called for Long Covid to be designated as a "occupational illness for front line workers who contracted the illness during the course of their work".

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HSE will not publish full report into Dublin nursing home

The HSE has confirmed it will not publish the full report into the handling of Covid-19 at St Mary's Nursing Home in the Phoenix Park, Dublin in 2020.

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Covid-19 vaccines extended to children aged six months

Covid-19 vaccines will be made available for children as young as six months from next Monday.

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Covid-19 vaccines extended to children aged six months

Covid-19 vaccines will be made available for children as young as six months from next Monday.

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Irish director of EMA Emer Cooke named 'European of the Year'

The executive director of the European Medicines Agency Emer Cooke has been named as 'European of the Year'.

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Spain lifts face mask rule for public transport

People in Spain will no longer have to wear face masks on public transport, the government has said, ending one of the country's last remaining rules against the coronavirus pandemic.

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Japan to drop mask guidance, relax Covid strategy

Japan's government will drop its recommendation to wear masks indoors and downgrade its medical classification for Covid-19, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said today.

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Hong Kong offers free flights to lure back visitors after Covid

Hong Kong leader John Lee has unveiled a promotion campaign that will include 500,000 free flights to lure visitors, businesses and investors back to the financial hub after more than three years of tough Covid-19 curbs.

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WHO says Covid still an international emergency

Three years to the day after the World Health Organization sounded the highest level of global alert over Covid-19, it said the pandemic remains an international emergency.

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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

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