Tuesday 20 October 2020
Taoiseach Micheál Martin announced this evening that Ireland will move to Level 5 restrictions for six weeks.
The payment was cut to a maximum of €300 per week last month.
The measure will permit people who live alone to interact with another household.
Cabinet signed off on the measures earlier today.
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The exemption will leave international rugby and European football available for viewing from home.
Cabinet signed off on new Covid-19 restrictions earlier today.
The announcement comes two weeks after NPHET first recommended that Ireland move to Level 5.
It follows advice from the National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET) last week.
There are 34 people in ICU, and there have been 20 additional hospitalisations in the past 24 hours.
244,153 people are now in receipt of the Pandemic Unemployment Payment.
Derry and Strabane continues to be the worst-affected area, with Belfast also posting high numbers.
Many governments are seeking to avoid a repeat of full-scale lockdowns seen in spring.
The example has been published in a report by the Department of Public Health, Mid West.
Cabinet is expected to make a decision on new restrictions tomorrow.
Earlier this week, Northern Ireland reached new record daily highs on more than one occasion.
Minister for Higher Education Simon Harris has said that any new restrictions will be implemented nationwide.
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Government leaders met today to discuss the recommendation to move to Level 5.
The total number of cases now stands at 48,678.
New restrictions are being imposed in the North in an attempt to curb the rise in cases.
The call comes from a group of independent gym owners.
Michael Martin will meet Leo Varadkar and Eamon Ryan about that very question later today.
From Monday, schools in the North will close for two weeks until 2 November.
If the current trajectory of the disease continues, there will be 1,800-2,200 cases a day, with 400 Covid-19 patients hospitalised.
The latest figures were confirmed by the Department of Health this evening.
It has changed a bit since the last time NPHET recommended Level 5.
A number of the player’s team-mates are also now self-isolating, with tomorrow’s last-four tie against Galway set to go ahead.
Leo Varadkar said the idea is being considered as part of a public consultation.
RISE TD Paul Murphy is part of a new Europe-wide campaign for a ‘Covid Tax’, to avoid saddling people with years of austerity after the pandemic.
The First Division clash is the latest fixture to be called off.
Michael Duignan says the GAA competitions ‘are worth fighting for’ as action resumes this weekend.
The new night-time restrictions come into force for the first time at midnight tonight in Paris and eight other major cities.
The Labour senator is calling for the introduction of support bubbles through Covid restrictions – not just for older people, but for everyone who lives alone in this country.
The plan will be focused on support for the vulnerable and crime prevention, gardaí said.
A GP said one outbreak was linked to match celebrations where team members drank shots out of a championship cup.
All other counties are at Level 3.
This vaccine includes the killed virus mixed with aluminium hydroxide, which is known to boost immune responses.
The First Minister’s comment came after the British Medical Association NI described the measures as ‘too little, too late’.
US President Donald Trump is campaigning in North Carolina.
