British Prime Minister Boris Johnson told cafes, pubs and restaurants across the country to close on Friday night and to stay shut indefinitely to help slow the spread of the...
March 20, 2020
NHS workers are being offered half-price chocolate while care home residents play Hungry Hungry Hippos to keep themselves entertained.
March 20, 2020
Investors in Fever-Tree will be hoping the drinks manufacturer does not lose its fizz, as analysts warn that coronavirus could weigh down on sales.
March 20, 2020
Coronavirus spending may hit €34bn, the HSE has ordered additional ventilators to prepare for the worst and a guide to correct social distancing - Independent.ie reporters are bringing you the...
March 20, 2020
The US and Mexico have announced plans to sharply limit travel over their shared border as part of efforts to control the spread of the coronavirus.
March 20, 2020
Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan called on Friday for the lifting of US-led sanctions on neighboring Iran, so Tehran can better deal with its novel coronavirus crisis. The comments came...
March 20, 2020
Paddy Cosgrave's Web Summit is to donate €1m in cash to Irish Covid-19 efforts.
March 20, 2020
TEENAGERS terrorised older people queuing outside a pharmacy in an incident that was like a "revenge horror movie" the Seanad was told.
March 20, 2020
PEOPLE have been urged to stop spreading false information about the coronavirus crisis on social media as it is "frightening" people.
March 20, 2020
PEOPLE have been urged to stop spreading false information about the coronavirus crisis on social media as it is "frightening" people.
March 20, 2020
Residents at a care home for the elderly which is under Covid-19 lockdown have sent messages to their loved ones combining old-fashioned pen and paper with social media.
March 20, 2020
Residents at a care home for the elderly which is under Covid-19 lockdown have sent messages to their loved ones combining old-fashioned pen and paper with social media.
March 20, 2020
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan issued a decree on Friday postponing all events related to science, culture and art, as the country seeks to contain a surge in coronavirus cases....
March 20, 2020
PEOPLE who lose their jobs due to the coronavirus crisis do not need Public Services Cards (PSC) to access the special €203-per-week Covid pandemic payment.
March 20, 2020
The State has fallen behind the curve with its emergency measures to boost the economy and needs to step up spending including wage guarantees that that may have to cover...
March 20, 2020
The principal of a primary school in Northern Ireland has written to pupils explaining the impact of coronavirus using Toy Story.
March 20, 2020
Germany will protect domestic firms from foreign takeovers, two leading politicians said on Friday, after company valuations in Europe's largest economy have been hammered by the coronavirus pandemic. Ministers have...
March 20, 2020
Jordan will impose a countrywide lockdown from Saturday to combat the coronavirus, barring people from moving except for emergencies, the government said. The measures will apply from 0700 local time...
March 20, 2020
THE Health Service is ramping up its Intensive Care Unit (ICU) capacity in the face of the coronavirus threat, but needs the public to help reduce the pressure on hospitals...
March 20, 2020
Hotel Chocolat is offering every NHS worker a 50% discount on its products in store, as a “thank you” for their work during the coronavirus outbreak.
March 20, 2020
TAOISEACH Leo Varadkar has said the Government will know towards the end of the month whether additional restrictions on the public's movements will have to be introduced to combat the...
March 20, 2020
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe issued instructions at a coronavirus taskforce meeting to compile concrete steps to urgently reopen schools as a new school year starts in April, Reuters said,...
March 20, 2020
The United States wants to hold further video calls with the Group of Seven nations in April and May, a spokesman for the German government said on Friday. The White...
March 20, 2020
Jake Johnson has offered to record audio messages for quarantined children in character as Peter Parker from Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.
March 20, 2020
‘It’s not the summer holidays’ – Simon Harris says coronavirus advice is ‘not being taken seriously’
Advice on social distancing advice is not being taken "seriously enough" as coronavirus cases continue to soar, Health minister Simon Harris said today.
March 20, 2020
MOST people expect the coronavirus to have an impact on their personal finances.
March 20, 2020
UP TO 1,500 staff working at clothing stores including Topshop, Miss Selfridge, Wallis, Dorothy Perkins and Evans will be laid off from 4pm today.
March 20, 2020
The foreign ministers of South Korea, China and Japan held a video conference on Friday to discuss cooperation on the coronavirus pandemic. The discussion was planned amid growing concern over...
March 20, 2020
Coronavirus restrictions will be extended in Austria until April 13, Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said on Friday. The Alpine country has reported more than 2,200 coronavirus cases and six deaths from...
March 20, 2020
Minister for Communications Richard Bruton said that a broadcasting levy will be waived in order to help local radio stations keep their head above the water during the Covid-19 outbreak.
March 20, 2020
Minister for Communications Richard Bruton said that a broadcasting levy will be waived in order to help local radio stations keep their head above the water during the Covid-19 outbreak.
March 20, 2020
France is only at the beginning of the coronavirus crisis and is in a race to curb its progress, President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday. “We are at the start...
March 20, 2020
The health official leading Germany's fight against coronavirus urged people on Friday to keep their distance to curb the pandemic. However, Lothar Wieler, president of the Robert Koch Institute, also...
March 20, 2020
The representative body for hotels in Ireland has criticised the government's "meaningless intervention" as they call for Local Authority Rates to be waived.
March 20, 2020
France is trying to facilitate the repatriation of 130,000 of its nationals stuck overseas due to the coronavirus outbreak, Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian has said. “The fundamental principle is...
March 20, 2020
The Tokyo Olympics should be postponed, a senior member of the Japan Olympic Committee said. Kaori Yamaguchi, a JOC executive board member, added her voice to a growing chorus calling...
March 20, 2020
Joe Biden has emerged as the Democratic presidential nominee-in-waiting, but amid the uncertainty of the coronavirus pandemic, the emphasis must be put on “waiting”.
March 20, 2020
Before US President Donald Trump declared the coronavirus pandemic a national emergency this day last week, he tried to keep the global outbreak at bay by sugarcoating statements light years...
March 20, 2020
Harvey Weinstein has been transferred to a state prison in New York as he begins a 23-year sentence for rape and sexual assault.
March 20, 2020
There is fresh uncertainty over the viability of written State exams this summer, after the Taoiseach warned schools could now be shut until May due to the coronavirus outbreak.
