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Public warned about scam text posing as HSE Covid close contact alert

Public warned about scam text posing as HSE Covid close contact alert

Another one… As if there weren’t enough existing scam texts doing the rounds, we now apparently have to worry about one mimicking HSE close contact alerts. RTE News Health Correspondent Fergal Bowers this morning tweeted that he was alerted to this scam by one of his followers. “I got this text message this morning about […]

4 years ago

“Probably unnecessary”: Covid rules for school kids likely to change

“Probably unnecessary”: Covid rules for school kids likely to change

NPHET will reconsider the current Covid rules for school children this week. There have been calls to change the conditions for close contacts as tens of thousands of children are missing out on school. The HSE’s Paul Reid suggested that rules may change for pupils who are deemed close contacts but have no symptoms of […]

5 years ago