Micheál Martin stated that the government would avoid making such a distinction and that returning to work meant a return to livelihoods.
He also lauded the country’s Covid-19 vaccination rollout, which has reached 86 percent of eligible individuals. So far, 5.72 million doses have been provided, with 71% of the eligible population receiving full vaccination and 86% receiving partial vaccination. Mr Martin claimed that 96.9% of vaccines available in Ireland have been administered, placing Ireland “far ahead” of EU statistics.
Eamon Ryan, the leader of the Green Party, has previously stated that he expected many workers to return to work in September. In Northern Ireland, 83 percent of adults over the age of 18 have got their first dose, with 70.9 percent receiving their second.
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More than 60 people have died and dozens are reported to be missing on Thursday as severe flood hits Germany and Belgium turned streams and streets into raging torrents that swept away cars and caused houses to collapse.
Among those who lost their lives were nine residents of an assisted living facility for people with disabilities and two firefighters involved in the rescue mission across the region. “I grieve for those who have lost their lives in this disaster,” German Chancellor Angela Merkel said during a visit to Washington, expressing shock at the scope of the flooding.
Speaking alongside U.S. President Joe Biden at the White House, Merkel said her thoughts were with all those who had lost loved ones or were still searching for them. “I fear the full extent of this tragedy will only be seen in the coming days,” she said. Biden likewise paid his condolences for the devastating loss of life and the destruction due to the flooding.
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Pope Francis has left the hospital in Rome after having had his intestinal surgery 10 days ago. The pontiff, who is 84 years old, was released at 10:30 a.m. local time (4:30 a.m. ET) from Gemelli Polytechnic hospital.
On his way home to Casa Santa Maria in Vatican City, he stopped to pray at the Basilica of Saint Mary Major, Holy See spokesman Matteo Bruni said in the statement. “He expressed his gratitude for the success of his surgery and offered a prayer for all the sick, especially those he had met during his stay in the hospital,” said Bruni in the statement.
Francis had surgery for a severe narrowing of his large intestine on July 4, his first major surgery since he became pope in 2013. The Vatican said it was a planned procedure though it didn’t release any details before he was admitted to the hospital. The surgery was scheduled for early July when his audiences are usually suspended and he would normally take some time off.
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The bus, caught fire in a tunnel about 50 miles (80km) north of Milan which was transporting youngsters aged between 14 and 16 to a summer camp.
Firefighters quickly arrived at the scene and put out the flames. Footage released by the fire department showed smoke fill out of the tunnel and long queues of traffic. As per the reports seven children were taken to hospital as a precaution for smoke inhalation.
Attilio Fontana, the president of the Lombardy region, praised the driver’s quick thinking for pulling over and managing to remove the children from the bus before it was “devoured by flames”.
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John McAfee, the creator of antivirus software, was found dead in prison outside Barcelona. Aged 75 years old, was discovered dead in his prison cell hours after Spain’s National Court approved his extradition to the US over multiple tax fraud charges.
It seemed that McAfee had taken his own life. He had been in custody since October on a June 2020 US indictment in which he was charged with failing to file four years of tex returns while concealing assets.
McAfee VirusScan helped to spark a multi-billion dollar industry in the computer world, and was eventually sold to technology giant Intel for more than $7.6bn (£4.7bn).
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