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Update On TUS Campus Closures Due To Storm Barra

Please find hereunder an update on campus closures for TUS, as a result of Storm Barra.

Three of the six campuses at the Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest (TUS) will remain closed tomorrow Wednesday, December 8th, 2021, following the advice of the Department of Further and Higher Education.

The LSAD, Clare Street Campus, Limerick; Moylish Campus, Limerick; and the Ennis Campus, Co. Clare were also closed today Tuesday, as a result of the Red Alert and Orange warning from Met Éireann.

Athlone, Clonmel and Thurles campuses will remain open again tomorrow Wednesday, but staff and students are asked not to travel from a red or orange area to attend these campuses.
This includes those who have assessments and exams. Contingencies will be put in place for those who cannot travel.

Staff and student are advised to follow the TUS social media channels and tus.ie for any updates or changes to this information.

Killer Covid-19 Cases On Irish Mainland Reach 7,248.

The Department of Health has confirmed 5,590 further Covid-19 cases over the past 24 hours, in the Republic of Ireland.

The number of people currently in hospital with the virus stands at 505, a decrease of 31 since yesterday, however, there are 117 Covid patients in intensive care units, up 7 on yesterdays reported figures.

The Taoiseach Mr Micheál Martin has informed the Dáil that tens of thousands of people are not turning up for booster vaccines. In the week beginning November 22nd, some 208,000 vaccine appointments were offered to the public and unbelievably just 80,000 people only met their appointment.

Last week 180,000 booster appointments were available with only 93,000 attending. Currently, some 1,005,656 boosters doses had been successfully given.

Another 1,658 new cases of coronavirus were confirmed in Northern Ireland on today, up from 1,635 on Monday.

Today, there were 317 patients with Covid-19 in northern hospitals, up from 301 on yesterday. Sadly, 5 more Covid-19-related deaths have also been reported in Northern Ireland today.

In New York, the biggest city in the United States, Mayor Mr Bill de Blasio has announced a blanket Covid-19 vaccine mandate for the private sector; beginning from the end of this month.

It is now essential that we continue to listen to science and keep ourselves and our families safe by regularly washing our hands; wearing a mask when appropriate, and cut down on unnecessary social contacts.

TUS Campus Closures Due To Storm Barra.

Information relating to TUS campus closures as a result of the Storm Barra Red and Orange warnings.

The Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest (TUS) will close three of its six campuses this evening from 10:00pm and they will remain closed tomorrow Tuesday, December 7th, 2021, on the advice of the Department of Further and Higher Education.

The LSAD, Clare Street Campus, Limerick; Moylish Campus, Limerick; and the Ennis Campus, Co. Clare will close this evening and remain closed until Wednesday December 8th, as a result of the Red Alert and Orange warning from Met Éireann.

Athlone, Clonmel and Thurles campuses will remain open, but staff and students are asked not to travel from a red or amber area, to attend these campuses. This includes those who have assessments and exams. Contingencies will be put in place for those who cannot travel.

Staff and student are advised to follow the TUS social media channels for any updates or changes to this information.

Killer Covid-19 Cases Reach 4,585 On Irish Mainland

The Department of Health has confirmed 2,950 further Covid-19 cases over the past 24 hours, in the Republic od Ireland.

There are 536 patients with the virus in our hospital, an increase of 33 on yesterday, with 110 remaining in intensive care units.

Minister for Further and Higher Education Simon Harris has announced a €9 million fund to provide free antigen tests for college students. This fund will be made accessible to all colleges and will be accompanied by an awareness campaign.

The Department of Education has also revised a controversial instruction issued to schools, which directed that older children should be refused entry to primary schools if they decline to wear a mask without medical reason.

In Northern Ireland, 1,635 further cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed in the past 24 hours. There are 301 Covid patients in northern hospital, 34 of which remain in intensive care units.
A further 1 Covid-19-related death has also been reported in Northern Ireland today, bringing the total number of deaths linked to Covid-19 since the start of the pandemic is 2,902.

Meanwhile, the head of the Economic and Social Research Institute’s behavioural research unit, Professor Pete Lunn, has stated that research suggests there are more unvaccinated people going to pubs and restaurants than one might believe.

Killer Covid-19 Cases Reach 6,578 On Irish Mainland In Past 24 Hours.

There were 5,156 coronavirus cases confirmed in the Republic of Ireland over the past 24 hours, with 55 deaths over the past 7 days.

There are 503 patients with the virus in our hospitals, up 16 on yesterday, with 110 patients in our ICUs today.

As of December 1st last, the total number of deaths linked to Covid-19 in the Republic of Ireland, since the start of the pandemic, stands at 5,707.

As of December 2nd 2021, some 913,670 booster vaccinations have been administered here in the Republic.

The Taoiseach Mr Micheál Martin has stated that it is now fully agreed that people who are not vaccinated against Covid-19 have had a disproportionate effect on Ireland’s health service and intensive care beds. It should be quite clear that if people do not get vaccinated, they are jeopardising not just their own personal health but also the health of others, he further stated.

Another 1,422 new cases of coronavirus were reported in Northern Ireland today, down from 1,642 reported yesterday.

Sadly, a further 7 Covid-19-related deaths have also been reported in Northern Ireland today.
The number of deaths linked to Covid-19 in Northern Ireland since the start of the pandemic now totals 2,901.

The UK and Ireland’s seven day infection rate, per 100,000 population, remains high, with the Republic of Ireland at – 622; Northern Ireland – 607.6; England – 442.5 & Scotland – 326.8.

Meanwhile, British Health Secretary Mr Sajid Javid has stated that the UK will require all inbound travellers to take a pre-departure Covid-19 test, while arrivals from Nigeria will have to quarantine in hotels, in their effort to slow the spread of the Omicron virus variant.

The Australian medicine regulator has provisionally approved the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine for children between the ages of 5 and 11 years, with the health minister stating that same rollout could begin as early as January 10th 2021.

Health Authorities in Denmark have identified what they consider as a concerning rise, to 183, the confirmed cases of the Omicron variant of Covid-19.