EVERY MORNING, TheJournal.ie brings you all the news you need to know as you start the day.
1. #CRISIS: The government says that up to 100,000 may lose their jobs and that the crisis may go on “for months, not weeks”.
2. #CONFIRMED CASES: There are now 223 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in the Republic of Ireland, and this is expected to rise sharply in the coming weeks.
3. #ACTION PLAN: A massive recruitment drive across the health service is set to be launched today.
4. #TAKING ACTION: A lot of the talk from health authorities now is about “flattening the curve”. Here’s what it is and how you can make a difference.
5. #SHOPPING: Lidl and Tesco are among retailers who are implementing priority shopping for elderly people and home carers.
6. #STOP: Smokers are being urged to quit the habit as they are at greater risk from Covid-19.
7. #SOCIAL DISTANCING: There have been calls to let common sense prevail as annual St Patrick’s Day partying by students in Belfast raises Covid-19 concerns.
8. #CARRIGTWOHILL: A pedestrian in his 30s was killed in a hit-and-run incident in Cork in the early hours this morning.
9. #ST PATRICK’S DAY: Despite the cancelled parades, the “global greening” of world landmarks is set to go ahead across continents today for St Patrick’s Day.
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