Covid-19 Evening Update

The latest coronavirus related news

The Department of Health has confirmed 381 new cases of Covid-19 and no further deaths.

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The Chief Medical Officer says people should not use shop-bought Covid testing kits. Last week, NPHET warned people about antigen tests being sold by supermarket chain Lidl. It says the tests are less reliable than those used by medical staff.

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Tánaiste says he'd like travel between Britain and Ireland return as soon as possible. Leo Varadkar says he'd like to see it happen before travel is allowed within the EU

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Taoiseach says priority list of vaccination roll out has worked. Micheál Martin was responding to calls for in-classroom vaccination after hundreds of teenagers gathered on the Grand Parade over the weekend.