Use of disposable gloves not recommended by HSE
World Hand Hygiene Day’s importance will rarely outmatch 2020 as health professionals advise against the use of disposable gloves when performing tasks such as shopping during COVID-19.
Covid-19
Behind the scenes at the Cusack Park COVID-19 testing facility
*Staff at the Cusack Park COVID-19 drive-thru. Photograph: John Mangan Home of the GAA in Clare, Cusack Park has been transformed into a COVID-19 testing centre.
Clare COVID-19 cases increase to 249 as Ireland’s death toll stands at 1,339
*Photograph: John Mangan 23 more deaths and 211 additional cases of COVID-19 are now known in the Republic of Ireland with a further four cases confirmed in Clare.
Office workers in Clare among least equipped for working from home
*Caption: OpenSky Managing Director Michael Cronin OpenSky, the digital transformation specialist for government organisations and large private enterprises, have found that office workers in Clare are among least equipped for working from home.
400% increase in online sales for retailers says Ennis ecommerce firm
*Paul Montwill, MD of Magico, based in Ennis. COVID-19 restrictions has led to a significant increase in online sales for Irish retailers, a leading ecommerce firm located in Clare has outlined.
Pedestrianisation ‘will have to be’ introduced in Ennis
*An empty O’Connell St in Ennis. Photograph: John Mangan PEDESTRIANISATION will “have to be introduced” in Ennis town centre for the foreseeable future to provide shoppers with social distancing measures.
245 cases of COVID-19 in Clare as Ireland’s death roll rises to 1,319
16 more deaths and 266 new cases of COVID-19 have been recorded in the Republic of Ireland with most recent detail for Co Clare showing an increase of five cases.
Clare accounts for 1.1% of Ireland’s COVID-19 cases as total hits 240
Ireland has recorded 19 more deaths and 330 extra COVID-19 cases with Clare figures A total of 1,303 deaths have occurred in the Republic of Ireland since the outbreak of COVID-19. On Sunday, the Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) confirmed there were 19 more individuals to die. Two deaths have been de-notified. As of 11am …
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Drop in tourism numbers will disproportionately affect Clare
*Kilkee Castle as seen from Dunlicka Castle on Loop Head Photo: Valerie O’Sullivan CLARE is likely to be disproportionately affected by the impact of COVID-19 on tourism with 11 percent of jobs directly dependent on the tourism and hospitality sector.
Clare Echo’s Ronan Scully appeals for help in African Covid-19 effort
*Caption: Ronan Scully of Self Help Africa with farmers Viola, Shiri and Leila in Malawi IN AN effort to assist his work with Self Help Africa, Clare Echo contributor Ronan Scully pens a letter to appeal to our readers to help in his effort to bringing Covid-19 safety supplies and information to the people of …
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