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We have right now very quickly and finally we've gone from one case to six case in a matter of what two or three days are you still confident that we can contain this virus so our containment strategy. "Blaming and shaming" people who test positive for Covid-19 may lead to fewer people presenting for testing, the Economic and Social Research Institute has warned. Housing, Charles, she say it's unfair that the onus is on tenants to ensure they're not being overcharged, I think anyone's life if you Your main focus is getting of your has if you got that of your head you're very unlikely to challenge retrospectively and challenge your nerves. It may well be the case that it's in every individual contact tracing exercise is unique and depends on the contact of the individuals and obviously if it's a cluster and there's four people in this particular case, there are more potential contacts and more work for the public health doctors to do but our public health doctors are expert in this they've been doing this since the beginning of this in every situation where we've had a case we've had effective, contact tracing and the situations we've had the suspect case if you've had effective responses from our public health doctors, so we're confident even. RTÉ's 24 hours news channel on Saorview 21, Virgin Media 200, Sky 578, Eir 500, RTÉ Player, plus iPhone, Android & iPad App. Doctor There are reports tonight that this is our first cluster of cases, a family of four firstly can you confirm that? They say there are currently backup supplies of gowns, but in some areas they are running low concerns have also been raised about the short supply of protective goggles with some front line workers saying they have been asked to disinfect and reuse goggles that are normally for single use only the equipment that is available in some circumstances. to it it has has been been tested. The Residential Tenancies Board is encouraging existing or new tenants who are faced with increases above the rent cap to contact them, RTÉ's Petula Martyn reports. She also said the wind was so strong as they were swept out, that nobody could hear them shout for help | EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has called for sanctions against those who "abused human rights" in Belarus.The ESRI has warned against 'blaming and shaming' people who test positive for Covid-19, saying there is nothing people can do to 100% insulate themselves from the virus and shaming people discourages others from presenting for testingA rapidly-growing wildfire burning north of Los Angeles that started on Wednesday is threatening thousands of homes and other structures | More: Johnny Glynn, the father of one of the young women rescued yesterday off the coast of Galway, has expressed his gratitude to all of those involved in the search and rescue for his daughter Ellen and niece Sara | More: Muja has lived through multiple bombing campaigns and several countries - all while never leaving a tiny pool in Belgrade's zoo for 83 years, making him the world's oldest captive alligatorDonald Trump appeared to be referring to an op-ed claiming the California senator was not eligible to serve because of the immigration status of her parents when she was bornBrazil ranks as the world's worst coronavirus outbreak after the United StatesThe Afghan government and the Taliban are set to meet within days of the prisoner release being completed.The UK government said it needed to remove France and the Netherlands, among others, from its list of coronavirus travel corridors to keep Covid-19 rates downNew Zealand health officials say the country's resurgent coronavirus outbreak has spread beyond Auckland.Gardaí are appealing for information following the unexplained death of a man in Cork city.The grandmother of the two cousins found safe and well after getting into difficulty while paddleboarding has spoken of her overwhelming joy and relief at the positive end to what she described as "a nightmare". These photographs obtained by OMG show gowns, which have three. But each of those cases has been identified and placed in appropriate infection, control procedures and we're confident that they control arrangements around those cases and it can help to contain.