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National Walk to School Week begins today and Green Schools Ireland want to encourage pupils across the country to walk to school for some if not all of their journey.
This year’s Walk to School Week is made all the more significant given that last year, at this time, pupils could not walk because schools buildings were closed due to the pandemic.
The goal of National Walk to School Week is simple: encourage thousands of school staff, pupils and their families to get walking for one week and maybe they will walk to school more often.
Although the goal of walking to school may seem simple, the gains are many and complex, with walking having far reaching and positive environmental, health, social and financial benefits for us all.
To celebrate National Walk to School Week, Green Schools Ireland have organised a number of online talks exploring, among other topics, how walking impacts our mental and physical health, the challenge and rewards of hiking and mountaineering, as well as what it’s like to walk to the summit of Kilimanjaro and back.
All online events are free, but schools must register to access them (click HERE).
The Department of Health this evening has confirmed there have been 438 new additional virus cases reported here within the Irish Republic; with same case numbers subject to future data validation.
There are 116 people with Covid-19 remaining in hospital today in the Republic of Ireland, and of that number 43 are in ICU.
There have been confirmed, in Northern Ireland, 77 new cases of Covid-19 during the past 24 hours; thankfully no further deaths.
Total number of vaccines administered, which includes first and second doses, has now reached 1,624,153 of the Northern population.
Up to May 13th last, 1,408,105 vaccinations had taken place in the Republic.
The total worldwide number of virus cases identified up to 5:00pm this evening, now stands at well over 166.79million confirmed cases, with global deaths at well over 3.45 million.
Please Do Continue To Behave Responsibly.
The Department of Health this evening has confirmed there have been 381 new additional virus cases reported here within the Irish Republic; with same case numbers subject to future data validation.
There are 110 people with Covid-19 remaining in hospital today in the Republic of Ireland, and of that number 42 are in ICU.
Public Health Mid-West agency Director, Dr. Mai Mannix, has stated that the agency is seriously concerned by a rapid increase in Covid-19 infections connected to social gatherings in the past two weeks, in the neighbouring region of Co. Limerick. House parties, indoor gatherings and other social activities have been identified and are being blamed for the sudden rise in cases.
The total worldwide number of virus cases identified up to 5:00pm this evening, now stands at over 166.24 million confirmed cases, with global deaths at well over 3.44 million.
Please Do Continue To Behave Responsibly.
The Department of Health this evening has confirmed there have been 524 new additional virus cases reported here within the Irish Republic; with same case numbers subject to future data validation.
There are 107 people with Covid-19 remaining in hospital today in the Republic of Ireland, and of that number 38 are in ICU.
Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Tony Holohan has stated that the National Public Health Emergency Team is very concerned about the number of cases of the variant of Covid-19, first identified in India, that has now been detected in Ireland.
Dr. Holohan said that data from Public Health England, same due to be published this evening, is likely to show a decrease in effectiveness of the current vaccine in the prevention of transmission of this variant, after the 1st dose. The same Indian variant has now been identified in at least 26 of the 53 countries in the World Health Organisation Europe region.
In Northern Ireland, the Department of Health has reported zero further deaths, with 84 positive Covid-19 cases confirmed in the past 24 hours.
The total worldwide number of virus cases identified up to 5:00pm this evening, now stands at almost 165.64 million confirmed cases, with global deaths at well over 3.43 million.
Please Do Continue To Behave Responsibly.
The Department of Health this evening has confirmed there have been 469 new additional virus cases reported here within the Irish Republic; with same case numbers subject to future data validation.
There are 103 people with Covid-19 remaining in hospital today in the Republic of Ireland, and of that number 38 are in ICU.
Up to yesterday, more than 2.2 million vaccines have been administered in this country. The interval originally set between those who received AstraZeneca vaccine doses will now be reduced from the original 16 weeks to 12 weeks, same to be phased in over the coming weeks.
The total worldwide number of virus cases identified up to 5:00pm this evening, now stands at well over 165.01 million confirmed cases, with global deaths at well over 3.42 million.
Please Do Continue To Behave Responsibly.
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