https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/covid-information--4330201enNews CommentaryCopyright WLRhttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/6ef6118f635b8ef188567f24a9a92e57.jpghttps://www.spreaker.com/podcast/covid-information--4330201Fri, 07 Apr 2023 22:44:14 +0000WLRWLRfeeds@spreaker.comListen back to any interviews or information you need to hear in relation to the latest news on Covid-19cleanepisodichttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/susie-kelly-living-with-covid-september-30th--41222468https://api.spreaker.com/episode/41222468Wed, 30 Sep 2020 10:38:22 +0000WLRPart time nurse Susie Kelly tells Damien about the long term effects of Coronavirus. the 46 year old recovered from the virus 5 months ago but still suffers from severe fatigue.967cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/dr-niall-mcnamara--40895556https://api.spreaker.com/episode/40895556Mon, 14 Sep 2020 12:21:43 +0000WLRDr Niall McNamara from the Keogh Practice in Ballybricken discusses the record new Covid cases in Waterford on Monday 14th September. 22 new cases announced.472keoghpractivecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/michael-gillen-ibec--40607515https://api.spreaker.com/episode/40607515Mon, 31 Aug 2020 12:31:01 +0000WLRMichael Gillen is a Senior Executive at BioPharmaChem Ireland – Ibec's section for representing the sectors across health and safety, enviornment policy and employment law. He has advice for employers on how to manage Covid-19 protocols.443ibeccleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/wit-moves-lectures-online-due-to-covid-and-pubs-remain-closed--40537293https://api.spreaker.com/episode/40537293Fri, 28 Aug 2020 11:09:44 +0000WLRWe get reaction to the news that WIT is to provide all of its lectures online for the coming year. What does that mean for the students, for the city, local businesses and rental properties? We also get local reaction to the news that pubs are to...2834covid19cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/muriel-cuddy-students-wellbeing-going-back-to-school--40512821https://api.spreaker.com/episode/40512821Thu, 27 Aug 2020 10:50:23 +0000WLRMuriel Cuddy CEO of Health and Wellness International speaks to Damien Tiernan about the mental wellbeing of students as they return to school. Both primary and secondary schools are due to re-open over the coming days but with new restrictions and...662covid19,schoolscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/dr-shane-timmons-esri-26th-aug--40499100The survey from the Economic and Social Research Institute also points to a widespread misunderstanding of how the test and trace system operates.
It suggests that almost 50 per cent of people are unaware that calling a GP to discuss symptoms is free of charge while more than a third of people wrongly believing they will have to pay for a Covid- 19 test if it is recommended by their doctor.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/40499100Wed, 26 Aug 2020 12:09:57 +0000WLRAlmost one in three Irish people believe anyone who tests positive for Covid-19 is to blame for contracting the illness and has either been reckless or careless, according to a piece of research published this morning. The survey from the Economic and...The survey from the Economic and Social Research Institute also points to a widespread misunderstanding of how the test and trace system operates.
It suggests that almost 50 per cent of people are unaware that calling a GP to discuss symptoms is free of charge while more than a third of people wrongly believing they will have to pay for a Covid- 19 test if it is recommended by their doctor.]]>609esricleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/geoff-plant-june-22nd--32855445https://api.spreaker.com/episode/32855445Wed, 24 Jun 2020 11:30:51 +0000WLRDr Geoff Plant has all the latest medical advice including whether or not to wear facemasks651facemaskscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/holy-ghost-visit--32855387https://api.spreaker.com/episode/32855387Wed, 24 Jun 2020 11:29:47 +0000WLRDamien visits the residents of Holy ghost Nursing home in Waterford on Wednesday 24th June, as visitor restrictions are lifted.978nursinghome,visitorbancleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/david-cullinane-re-nursing-homes-may-27th--28437746https://api.spreaker.com/episode/28437746Wed, 27 May 2020 13:24:47 +0000WLRSINN FEIN TD DAVID CULLINANE ON NURSING HOME FINDINGS OF THE OIREACHTAS SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON COVID 19829nursinghomescleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/geoff-plant-may-25th--28270362https://api.spreaker.com/episode/28270362Mon, 25 May 2020 13:13:18 +0000WLRDr Geoff Plant discusses the impact of skin colour on Covid-19 and Cancer screening services744cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/richard-grogan-re-maternity-leave-may-14th--27326435https://api.spreaker.com/episode/27326435Thu, 14 May 2020 13:34:19 +0000WLRRICHARD GROGAN, SOLICITOR AND EMPLOYMENT LAW SPECIALIST Women will be the "collateral damage" of the Covid-19 crisis with new mums among the hardest hit, an employment expert has warned. While problems around maternity rights are already “endemic” in...185maternityleavecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/dr-geoff-plant-11th-may--27090437https://api.spreaker.com/episode/27090437Mon, 11 May 2020 13:30:39 +0000WLRMedical experts have expressed concerns that a stigma is developing that obese people are spreading Coronavirus, and that such patients could be discriminated against when normal health screening returns. More than 1m people are clinically obese in...488cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/vox-tramore-re-near-form--26349608https://api.spreaker.com/episode/26349608Wed, 29 Apr 2020 13:28:15 +0000WLRDamien Tiernan speaks to a number of people in Tramore about a contact tracing App being developed by Near Form in Waterford379contacttracing,nearformcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/geoff-plant-monday-27th-april--26199383https://api.spreaker.com/episode/26199383Mon, 27 Apr 2020 13:18:10 +0000WLRDr Geoff Plant with his weekly advice slot723cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/grace-rothwell-april-23rd--25953926https://api.spreaker.com/episode/25953926Thu, 23 Apr 2020 12:50:13 +0000WLRManager of University Hospital Waterford Grace Rothwell tells Damien Tiernan how they are coping with the Covid19 pandemic at the hospital. Less than 15 staff members have contracted the virus.792covid19,uhwcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/geoff-plant-april-21st--25896387https://api.spreaker.com/episode/25896387Wed, 22 Apr 2020 12:09:39 +0000WLRDr Geoff Plant has all the latest news on Covid19680covid19,geoffplantcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/michael-doherty-april-21st--25845684https://api.spreaker.com/episode/25845684Tue, 21 Apr 2020 13:44:10 +0000WLRMichael Doherty from the Money budgeting and advice service MABS says they are open for business, and they are worried that people who may not have jobs to return to are not planning for how they will manage, they want people to contact them sooner...308mabscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/laura-barry-april-21st--25845670https://api.spreaker.com/episode/25845670Tue, 21 Apr 2020 13:42:53 +0000WLRLaura Barry from St Johns Park is an intensive care doctor in the Queen Elizabeth hospital in Glasgow, one of the UK's busiest hospitals752cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/deise-today-brendan-twohig-mk-brazil-april-20th--25801461https://api.spreaker.com/episode/25801461Mon, 20 Apr 2020 12:27:02 +0000WLRBrendan Twohig from MK Brazil answers all your questions about claiming the government's Covid-19 payment800mkbrazilcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/geoff-plant-friday-17th-april--25644852https://api.spreaker.com/episode/25644852Fri, 17 Apr 2020 13:43:08 +0000WLRDr Geoff Plant has all the latest medical advice on Friday 17th April1127cleanfull