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COVID-19 cases surge after Ireland lifts mask mandate

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DUBLIN – The daily number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Ireland has more than tripled in less than two weeks after the country lifted the mask mandate, according to the figures released by the Irish Department of Health on Friday. Ireland reported 9,186 PCR-confirmed cases on Friday, an increase of more than 300 percent from … Read more

Swiss eye far-reaching restrictions to fight Covid

Swiss eye far-reaching restrictions to fight Covid

GENEVA, Dec 10, 2021 (AFP) – The Swiss government presented proposals Friday for broad new restrictions as Covid cases surge, including barring unvaccinated people from restaurants and cultural activities as well as home working requirements. The government put forward two proposals for new measures aimed at reining in ballooning rates of transmission and said a final … Read more