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A marked increase in the number of confirmed Covid-19 cases within the Athlone local electoral area has coincided with the decision taken by Government to move the country to Level 3 on the Plan for Living with the pandemic.

Speaking to the Advertiser news group this week, Mr. Tony Canavan, the Chief Executive of Saolta, which provides acute and specialist services at Portiuncula Hospital in Ballinasloe (one of seven hosiptals in the West of Ireland under its remit), stated that the widening of eligibility criteria for COVID-19 testing was aimed at “pushing numbers up” and getting a “better picture” of virus numbers and trends in the community.

The head of a national meningitis support and awareness organisation is appealing to the public to be vigilant in the wake of an increase in meningococcal disease (the leading cause of meningitis in this country) recently.

The Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Bruton, says the NCC’s Cost of Doing Business Report provides a reminder of the need for vigilance and action on competitiveness if we are to support the strong economy and society that we all aspire to.