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NEED TO CATCH up? TheJournal.ie brings you a round-up of today’s news.
#ITALY: The country has reported 793 new deaths from Covid-19, a one-day record that saw the country’s toll rise to 4,825.
#RIP: Legendary country singer Kenny Rogers passed away at the age of 81, his family announced today.
#INFORMATION: The World Health Organisation has partnered with WhatsApp to offer people a direct messaging service about the coronavirus pandemic.
Seen that viral image claiming the country is heading into lockdown?
The photo, which shows Defence Forces personnel on Hanover Quay in Dublin, has been shared on WhatsApp, Facebook and Twitter in the last six hours.
No, we’re not heading into a lockdown.
What is actually happening is that members of the Defence Forces set up a Covid-19 testing site on the banks of the River Liffey.
A number of tents were erected along Hanover Quay in the capital. They will be used to safely test people presenting with symptoms of coronavirus.
You can read our full debunk here.
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Jesus I need a break from the bloody coronavirus. Can ye post some different news like? Anything?
@John kane: what did you call a woman with on leg shorter than the other?
@John kane: Eileen
@John kane: what do you call a woman with two legs the same length?
@John kane: Noleen
@John kane: thanks for the laugh John.Not the best gag but gave me a laugh
@Tadhg Lane Snr: ok sorry. How do you make a cat go woooofff?
@John kane: cant leen
@John kane: did you hear she fell off a cliff ??
@John kane: douce it in petrol and throw a match at it. Wooooofff
A guy walks into a Doctors office and says ‘doctor, doctor I keep thinking I’m a jelly baby.’ So the doctor ate the face of him.
Couldn’t their licence just be revoked?
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