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Staying healthy and ensuring our immune system remains strong has never been more important. It is essential for both our own and other people's health that we do our utmost to reduce our risks and protect ourselves from the Covid-19 pandemic.

Saolta has drawn up a “surge plan” to meet the challenges expected to face the health service as the pandemic peaks - the HSE believes this will take place within the coming days and week. This will see a field hospital at the Bailey Allen Hall at NUI Galway and a self-isolation centre at the Connacht Hotel.

The coronavirus pandemic has caused great alarm and distress across the country. Understandably, many of those living with heart disease are anxious and concerned.

In response to an urgent request from Saolta, Cancer Care West have made available their 33-bedroom lodge Inis Aoibhinn, to UHG in support of their fight against the COVID 19 epidemic.

We are all getting our new routines going with life in self-isolation for some and social distancing for others, due to Covid 19. Imagine losing our fitness and respiratory function. Wellbeing, health, and fitness can all be affected quite quickly in the current situation. Help is available to give yourself back your freedom without fear of decreased respiratory function and general fitness. Tele-physiotherapy and video-conferencing physio can give you optimal health and wellbeing from the comfort or your own home.

Mary Tierney has a hand sanitiser and a notice appealing to visitors to wash their hands attached to her front door at her home in Castlegar.

With all the talk of Covid-19 spoiling the recent national feast day celebrations, we can still maintain rude health by 'going green'.

We all know the dreadful feeling of needing to self-isolate and practice social distancing in these difficult times of Covid-19. Well-being, health and fitness can all be affected quite quickly in the current situation. Help is available to give yourself back your freedom without fear of decreased respiratory function and general fitness. E-health tele-physiotherapy and video-conferencing can give you optimal health and wellbeing from the comfort or your own home.

The Asthma Society of Ireland is advising people with asthma to be extra vigilant in their asthma management and follow the advice set out by the HSE, amidst growing coronavirus concerns.

NUI Galway researcher John Daly was named PhD Researcher of the Year at the recent Irish Cancer Society Research Awards. Mr Daly, who is currently doing a PhD with NUI Galway, was presented with the award for his studies into combatting multiple myeloma, a type of blood cancer for which there is currently no cure.