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“Jigsaw”, latter the national centre for youth mental health, began dealing with referrals from its new Tipperary headquarters in Thurles yesterday, (July 26th), that’s according to Tipperary County Council.
The Tipperary Director of Services Mr Patrick Slattery confirmed earlier that initially consultations would be dealt with, only by phone and online. Face-to-face consultations would not begin until possibly next August, once training of staff had been fully completed.
Mr Slattery also confirmed that there was no further update as yet regarding outreach hubs, however he further stated that he understood that Jigsaw were first committed to rolling out the service from Thurles, before opening the promised and badly needed two hubs in the towns of Nenagh and Clonmel, in Co. Tipperary.
The Department of Health has confirmed 1,345 new cases of Covid-19 within the Republic of Ireland today. There were 141 people being treated in our hospital as of 8:00am, up 18 in number on yesterday.
The number of Covid-19 patients in intensive care units (ICU’s) stands at 25, an increase of 3 in the past 24 hours, with 87% of new cases today aged under 45 years.
In Northern Ireland, there has been 639 confirmed new cases with sadly 2 further coronavirus-related deaths, within the last 24-hour. Here there are now 208 patients with Covid-19 in hospitals; of these 25 remain in intensive care units. This brings to 1,984 Covid-19 Cases on the island of Ireland today.
Here in our Irish Republic, today, many restaurants, cafés and bars have reopened their doors, catering for indoor eating and drinking, while operating under strict new legal public health regulations.
All adults entering same must show proof that they have been fully vaccinated against Covid-19 or have recovered from the disease in the past six months.
Note: Adults are considered fully vaccinated one week after their second Pfizer jab; two weeks after their second shot of Moderna or AstraZeneca and two weeks after their single-dose Janssen vaccine.
A Digital Covid Cert (DCC) will be the primary evidence for proof of immunity, when going into a pub, restaurant, café or food venue to access indoor hospitality. All premises must be clear of all customers by 11.30pm.
The Health and Safety Authority and HSE have been designated in new legislation, as having a role in assessing compliance.
Abroad, the Netherlands has cancelled all summer music festivals after a recent spike in coronavirus infections, mainly blamed on the new highly-infectious Delta variant, with Dutch health authorities reporting 3,900 new infections today.
Tens of thousands of people are also under lock-down in the Republic of China’s Jiangsu’s province. In the capital Nanjing, the authorities are testing the city’s 9.2 million residents, after an outbreak linked to its airport last week.
In France, President Emmanuel Macron last week ordered that a health pass, should be proof of full vaccination or a negative test, be required for people to visit venues such as cinemas and nightclubs and any venue gathering where more than 50 people are in attendance. France recorded almost 23,000 new Covid-19 cases on Saturday, twice as many as last week, as the Delta variant caused a surge.
Some 10 million residents of Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) in Vietnam will be placed under a strict overnight curfew beginning today, seen as an unprecedented move to curb infections as Vietnam battles a rapid Covid-19 surge.
Please try to remain safe.
The Department of Health has confirmed 1,126 new cases of Covid-19 in the Irish Republic today. There are 123 people in hospital, up 18 on yesterday, and 22 people in ICU, an increase of 1.
Here there are now over 5.5 million vaccines administered, with 83% of the our eligible population now partially vaccinated and over 68% fully vaccinated.
In Northern Ireland, 1,264 new Covid cases have been reported, together with, sadly, 2 further deaths within the past 24 hours.
As hospitalisations slowly continue to rise in both the South and the North of our island, the total number of Covid-19 cases confirmed in the past 24 hours stands at 2,390.
The Association of Secondary Teachers, in Ireland (ASTI) has stated that it is happy that all teachers will have been offered a vaccine by the time all schools reopen. Also, depending on the size of each school, C02 monitors will also be made available with between two and 20 distributed to each primary school, and between 20 and 35 to each secondary schools, at a cost to the State of some €4 million.
Meanwhile, Europe’s medicines regulator has recommended approving the use of Moderna’s Covid vaccine to 12-17 year-olds.
Presently, all adults aged 18 and over are now eligible to register for a Covid-19 vaccine.
The Department of Health has confirmed 1,345 new cases of Covid-19 in the Republic of Ireland, with 105 people in our hospital’s; 21 of whom are in ICU’s. Total number of deaths in the Republic are recorded as at today, July 24th, sadly at 5,026.
In Northern Ireland, there are 1,520 cases confirmed positive, with, sadly, one death reported in just the past 24 hours. Same death brings the total number of coronavirus-related deaths recorded by the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (Nisra) to 2,992. Here also, regional vaccination centres will stop giving first doses of Covid-19 jabs on July 31st.
Total number of confirmed cases today on the island of Ireland, stand at 2,865.
Between July 6th and July 19th, 2021, some 18 cases of the virus were confirmed in Thurles, Co. Tipperary
In the Irish Republic, as of yesterday, Friday July 23rd, 2,377,108 persons have received their second Covid-19 vaccination, while 3,119,312 persons have received their first vaccine dose.
In all, some 5,496,420 vaccines have now been administered, a remarkable achievement by medical staff, HSE officials and our current government.
A reminder that the bi-weekly Holycross Village Market is taking place tomorrow, Saturday July 24th, from 1:00pm to 3:00pm.
Ann Lanigan Reports:
Experience the ultimate village market in Holycross, Thurles, Co. Tipperary, this Saturday July 24th from 1:00pm to 3:00pm.
Indulge in a coffee, hot food or an ice cream, as you check out all this unique market has to offer.
Browse the lovely art and crafts stalls and savour local fresh produce, including fruit, vegetables, meats and artisan bakes.
Enjoy the live music and poetry, while the children have their faces painted and hair braided.
There’s something for everyone to enjoy in the beautiful surrounds of the historic village of Holycross, and there is ample free parking for all, behind the Abbey, with stewards on hand to help in anyway necessary.
Please continue to spread the word and looking forward to seeing you all there tomorrow.
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