Greece has quarantined a second migrant facility on its mainland after a 53-year-old man tested positive for the coronavirus.
Pope Francis celebrated Palm Sunday Mass in St Peter's Basilica without the public and praised those working through the crisis as heroes.
The US surgeon general has warned of the worsening fallout from coronavirus, saying: "This is going to be the hardest and the saddest week of most Americans' lives."
Builders could take up to two years to return to pre-Covid-19 levels of activity, the Government has been warned.
Irish hospitals and healthcare facilities have been warned they are now being targeted by ruthless international cyber criminals seeking to exploit the Covid-19 crisis.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has poured cold water on a push by nine EU member states, including Ireland, for a European borrowing structure to fund the costs of reviving the economy after the Covid-19 outbreak.
A catholic bishop expressed his distress over bereaved families who face "desolate funerals" and "heartbreaking farewells" due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
