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Major retail outlets will be required to give customers face masks under Government plans to reopen the country.

A 72-year-old who beat the coronavirus, despite having serious underlying health conditions and being on a ventilator for a week, has been called "a miracle man" by his relieved family.

North and South Korean troops have fired on each other at their border, the first such incident since the rivals took unprecedented steps to lower front-line animosities in late 2018.

Over-70s are being told to avoid other people and not to touch anyone in new guidelines on exercising while cocooning.

Women are waiting to call domestic abuse helplines in the middle of the night because they are trapped in isolation all day with their attackers.

US officials believe China covered up the extent of the coronavirus outbreak — and how contagious the disease is — to stock up on medical supplies needed to respond to...

Universities are asking the Government to open more places for Irish students in the autumn to help cover their Covid-19 losses.

Why did Ireland fall so far behind on its ambition to test as many of the population as possible?

A third of 500 random coronavirus tests in Afghanistan's capital came back positive, health officials have said, raising fears of widespread undetected infections.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un did not undergo surgery or any other medical procedure, a South Korean official has said amid continued speculation about his health.

Health authorities in South Korea have been reporting fewer than 15 new cases of Covid-19 for over two weeks now, with international travel being a major source. With domestic transmissions...

Independent.ie reporters keeping you up to date with the latest coronavirus news in Ireland and across the world.

Independent.ie reporters keeping you up to date with the latest coronavirus news in Ireland and across the world.

Independent.ie reporters keeping you up to date with the latest coronavirus news in Ireland and across the world.

People in many parts of the world are emerging from their homes as coronavirus-related restrictions begin to ease and springtime temperatures climb.

Israel's high court is set to begin hearing petitions against Benjamin Netanyahu forming a government while facing criminal indictments.

South Korea says its troops have exchanged fire with North Korea along their tense land border.

When Devan Hughes checked his phone at London City Airport he knew the world had changed.

Business owners have been left reeling at the prospect of an extended lockdown, which will leave their businesses shut for most of the summer.

It's almost two months since the Government first announced restrictions to combat the Covid-19 crisis. These restraints - together with the deaths and serious illnesses which the virus has brought...

Since Covid-19 forced the temporary closure of his cinema chain, Graham Spurling's children may have developed a sweet tooth. The joint managing director of Movies@Cinemas was forced to bring home...

Irish edtech company Logicearth plans "significant growth" in Ireland and to create a base in the US after it was acquired by the Creative Engagement Group last month.

If any racehorse trainer emerges from the lockdown with his reputation considerably enhanced, it will be Jamie Osborne. It is a fine line between genius and eccentric but the former...

If European football is going to send a canary down the coalmine in the coming weeks, they probably couldn't pick a better bird for the job right now than a...

On the morning of March 18 - less than one week after Irish children were sent home with all their school books, office doors were closed and words like "self-isolation"...

For the first time since I became disabled, I don't feel like an alien: I'm socialising in the same way as my friends, with the same points of reference. I'm...

Eighty per cent of Irish indigenous tech and high-growth companies expect to run out of cash within six months, unless the Government makes changes to its emergency supports, according to...

Aer Lingus expects to see a far bigger reduction in flights this summer than it had previously predicted.

Apple reported quarterly revenue that grew 1pc, but didn't provide a forecast for the first time in more than a decade, sparking concern that performance will suffer later this year.

Broadcasters would be allowed to interview players and managers during games in innovative plans being discussed by the Premier League to head off demands for money to be repaid because...

Online grocery delivery firm Buymie has submitted a partnership proposal to the Government to greatly increase its service to cocooning shoppers.

The Senate will reopen on Monday as the coronavirus crisis rages and the House of Representatives stays shut, an approach that leaves Congress as divided as the nation.

A giant inflatable dinosaur has been spotted “waddling” the streets of Watford by delighted neighbours isolating in their homes.

Actors and musicians joined two former US presidents to try and lift morale and call for unity amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Several thousand Israelis took to the streets in Tel Aviv on Saturday night, demonstrating against prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu's new coalition deal with his chief rival a day before the...

A US lawyer has gone viral after dressing as the grim reaper to protest against the reopening of beaches.

The Sea of Galilee in northern Israel is at its highest level in two decades after exceptional winter rainfall, but the beaches and major Christian sites along its banks are...

Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds have named their baby boy Wilfred Lawrie Nicholas Johnson.

Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds have named their baby boy Wilfred Lawrie Nicholas Johnson.

Eurostar says all its passengers must wear face masks as a safeguard against Covid-19, effective from Monday.