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There are no Covid-19 patients currently in any of the West of Ireland's public hospitals. Despite mounting nationwide concern about the prevalence of the highly transmissable Delta variant of the infection, which accounted for 20 per cent of last week's national case numbers, the Galway, Mayo, and Roscommon hospitals did not have any Covid patients at the time of going to press.

Alone, the organisation which supports older people, is highlighting the importance of physical movement for joint health in older people.

Researchers at NUI Galway and clinicians in University Hospital Galway have trialled the use of a robot called DAVE to prompt people to wash their hands.

The olive is a small Mediterranean evergreen tree, its characteristic green to blue-black fruit producing olive oil. The olive tree has been held in high esteem throughout history.

Castlebar based Independent Cllr Michael Kilcoyne who is also a member of the HSE's Regional Health Forum, put forward the following question to the forum before their monthly meeting this week. "According to available figures 155 Covid 19 deaths have taken place in Mayo. How many of those people died in Mayo University Hospital and how many of those people tested negative when admitted to the hospital and subsequently contracted the virus in the hospital?

Hand hygiene has never been more important than now – especially when it comes to touching our face and eyes.

Hand hygiene has never been more important than now – especially when it comes to touching our face and eyes.

A team of vaccinators will begin innoculating healthcare workers at the Covid-19 vaccination centre at the Galway Racecourse this morning (Thursday).

People with serious illnesses and carers are not being given the priority they need under the current vaccination roll-out, which should be focussed on "the most vulnerable people and those most at risk".

The Herbal Study Academy currently has a special offer - order the academy's foundation herbal medicine course and get the colour therapy course and healing course for free.