Government to pass emergency laws, locations of Irish cases revealed: Today's Covid-19 main points

Health Minister Simon Harris pictured visiting the National Virus Refrence Laboratory in Dublin Image: Aidan Crawley/EPA-EFE Health Minister Simon Harris pictured visiting the National Virus Refrence Laboratory in Dublin Image: Aidan Crawley/EPA-EFE THE DÁIL IS set to meet again today to pass emergency legislation to help combat the Covid-19 outbreak.

A limited number of TDs will attend a sitting of the Dáil from 2pm to debate measures which will remove waiting time for social welfare allowances, as well as outlining powers that would allow those suspected of being infected with the illness to be detained. It follows last night’s announcement of a further 74 cases of the novel coronavirus in the Republic of Ireland, another daily record, which brought to 366 the total number of cases here.Elsewhere, China has reported no new domestic cases if the illness for the first time.

The country’s health ministry said today that results over the past 24 hours showed 34 new cases, all detected in people arriving from abroad.TheJournal.ie's coronavirus newsletter cuts through the misinformation and noise with the clear facts you need to make informed choices. Sign up here:

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People waiting days for a test so they can get the medical help they require yet they Govt think they need to pass legislation to detain people.....how out of touch are they with this national emergency

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