The bill, which is due to come before the Hungarian parliament on May 5th, is expected to pass through the majority-Fidesz house.
Great news from a Co Monaghan company which has used its expertise in forklift manufacturing to develop a device which turns one ventilator into multiple ventilation stations. Combilift, best known for its range of forklifts, designed the Combi-Ventilate to address the requirements of hospitals and healthcare professionals facing an expected increase in demand for ventilators during the Covid-19 crisis. They say […]
If you don’t know, this little chap right here is something called a Pine Weevil. Isn’t he handsome? He’s also the bane of forestry companies in Europe, because, as his name suggests, the Pine Weevil gobbles down trees, particularly young saplings, like yours truly with those cocktail sausages they hand around at weddings at about […]
Last week, two Californian doctors, Dan Erickson and Artin Massihi, held a press conference in Bakerfield, California, to release data which, they claimed, shows that the present lockdown measures in the United States and most of the rest of the world, including Ireland, are an unnecessary over-reaction. In their statement, which has been widely criticised […]
Expressing concern that the case might be delayed, Mr Waters said the case was “one of the most important in our history.”
Over 3 million people have now been confirmed as carriers of the virus, with at least 210,000 fatalities since the outbreak.
A care worker has hit out at the HSE for failing care homes for people with disabilities, saying that 6 weeks into the Covid-19 crisis workers in the sector have still not been provided with protective equipment and clothing. “We’re seven weeks into the lockdown and we’ve been asking for masks and other protective gear […]
A Facebook post by the Greater Manchester Police has provoked fury online after telling the public to report anyone “repeating conspiracy theories” or “speaking to people spreading hate”. The post linked to a police website which said that a desire for political or social change could be a sign that some one was vulnerable to […]
US President Donald Trump has said that China should be held accountable for the coronavirus pandemic and that the United States may seek “very substantial damages” from China in this regard. At a press briefing yesterday (Monday) Trump launched sharply criticised China, saying there were “a lot of ways you can hold them accountable” for the spread of the virus. “We’re […]
The crisis pregnancy support organisation, Gianna Care, has opened a new location for its services in Kerry in response to increased demand. The new location will boost already existing services provided from centres in Dublin and Galway, which reach out across the country. Gianna Care says its new centre in Kerry will most of the services […]
A leading medical expert has said he would take minutes at the next meeting of the National Public Health Emergency Team to help with transparency, after the Chief Medical Officer said the delay in publishing minutes was “just a work-load issue”. Dr John Crown’s tongue-in-cheek tweet was in response to a statement by Dr Tony […]
China’s ambassador to Australia, Cheng Jingye, has said that the Chinese Communist Party may encourage boycotts of imported Australian goods if Australia continue to call for an independent investigation into the origin and spread of the COVID-19 outbreak. In an interview with the Australian Financial Review Ambassador Cheng also said that an investigation would “disrupt […]