The easing of restrictions contributed to increase of Covid-19 cases
The World Health Organisation says Ireland is among a number of countries that lifted covid restrictions "brutally".
Combined with the transmissibilty of the BA.2 Omicron variant, the easing of restrictions contributed to the rise in case numbers, according to the WHO.
The organisation's Regional Director Hans Kluge says 18 out of 53 countries in Europe have seen increasing case numbers in the past week:
WHO Confirms Five Cases Of Hantavirus
There are a further three suspected cases, while three people have died.
Human-To-Human Transmission Suspected To Be Cause Of Hantavirus Outbreak On Cruise Ship
Two Irish nationals are among those onboard the MV Hondius, which is currently moored off the coast of Cape Verde
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Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump says the US military has fired at seven small Iranian vessels in the shipping channel
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He is one of six Irish citizens among over 175 activists taken from the Sumud Flotilla
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Donald Trump has issued new warnings to Iran following reported ceasefire breaches.
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