There have been 14 more deaths of people with Covid-19 and 294 new cases, according to new figures released on Saturday. The National Public Health Emergency Team, reporting the new fatalities in the State said all 14 deaths were in the east of the country. List of essential workers (final four pages)He said the coronavirus crisis would continue for “potentially many months” but he hoped some progress would be seen by the end of the two-week period. “But it is important that we do have the powers for those that will attempt to disrupt public health, and there’ll always be one or two,” he said. Earlier, Mr Harris confirmed that construction workers would not be considered “essential” workers for the duration of the crisis.

Source: The Irish Times March 28, 2020 10:09 UTC