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‘Social distancing is having an effect,’ says Longford's Dr Padraig McGarry

Community hubs are being tried out across the country, according to local GP, Dr Padraig McGarry, and one is hopefully due to be opened on the Killashee Road. Another in Athlone had a “dry run” last week. “I'm not sure what dates it will be up and ...

15 Apr 2020 at 19:00

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‘Nothing is certain other than uncertainty’: Dr Padraig McGarry on Covid-19 and what happens next

If ever we needed a reminder of the fragile reality of Covid-19, it came this week with the news of outbreaks of clusters of infections in the midlands – with lockdown of counties Laois, Offaly and Kildare. The number of clusters – mainly arising ...

12 Aug 2020 at 10:00

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Community hubs to be up and running soon, says Longford GP

A total of 40 community hubs are being set up across the country for patients with confirmed or suspected cases of Covid-19, local GP Dr Padraig McGarry has revealed. Dr McGarry told the Longford Leader last week that the hubs will be areas ...

09 Apr 2020 at 10:00

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Longford's Dr Padraig McGarry | Covid-19: Where to now?

The problem with writing an article about Covid-19 in these fast moving times is remaining current – with each day bringing a new twist to the story and each day bringing thousands of new cases - each with their own story – each with their ...

14 Jan 2021 at 09:00

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Longford mothers urged to get whooping cough vaccine

There has been an upsurge of whooping cough in children around Ireland this year, with five babies from Longford affected in recent months. One baby became seriously unwell while another infant sadly died from the infection, according to ...

29 Nov 2017 at 19:00

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One certainty of this pandemic is it will pass, says Longford GP

It seems like an age since the first case of covid 19 hit our shores but in reality it has only been a blink of an eye. The first case arrived on March 10 and so much has changed in the ensuing seven weeks. The initial advice - wash ...

01 May 2020 at 08:00

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‘The measures that people take themselves will be important’, says Longford GP of Covid-19 fight

Social or physical distancing is the essential measure for preventing the transmission of the Covid-19 virus and, while the majority of people are taking advice on board, there are still those who are flocking to beaches and public ...

25 Mar 2020 at 12:00

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Social isolation is our only protection, says Longford GP

Social isolation, physical distancing and this new concept of ‘cocooning’ for the elderly are still our best defence against the spread of the Covid-19 virus, according to local GP, Dr Padraig McGarry. “There’s nothing changed ...

02 Apr 2020 at 19:00

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‘It is the community effort that will eventually win this battle,’ says Longford GP

It is at times difficult to remember that it is only five months since Covid-19 reached Ireland and transformed how we live our lives. That initial fear which gripped society as a previously unknown virus became centrestage ...

30 Jul 2020 at 08:00

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Local GPs now able to refer patients for Covid-19 testing, says Longford doctor

While testing facilities for Covid-19 are now set up across the country, self-isolation is still the key to slowing down the spread of the virus, according to local GP and president of the Irish Medical Organisation, Dr ...

18 Mar 2020 at 12:18

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What happens next is ‘in the hands of the public’ says Longford GP

While the Covid-19 death toll continues to rise in Ireland, numbers are nowhere near what they were expected to be, government officials have confirmed. And that’s all down to the Irish people doing what they can to ...

09 Apr 2020 at 19:00

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Longford Leader Columnist Mattie Fox: Local doctors are the life and soul of rural Ireland

Most able bodied. All seemingly happy, obviously benefitting from the new immediate ways of maintaining health in this day and age. Some were slightly less able, maybe limping, but still giving off an outward air ...

25 Nov 2018 at 13:00

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