The numbers of people wearing face masks in public will be discussed by top public health officials this morning.
They will review updated World Health Organisation (WHO) guidance on face coverings, and consider the growing calls for masks to be used more in community settings.
It is after the director of the National Virus Reference Lab, who advises NPHET, told the Dáil's special COVID-19 committee that the evidence around the use of cloth masks is "not fantastic".
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The United States has recorded more than two million cases of COVID-19.
The death toll there now stands at over 112,000, according to Johns Hopkins University.
The total number of positive cases globally stands at more than 7.3 million.
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US President Donald Trump says he will not "even consider" renaming military bases named after confederate army officers.
He is under pressure to change them, with claims they represent the racism and divisiveness of the US Civil War era.
But he has tweeted to say the bases have become "part of a Great American Heritage".
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The pandemic has led to higher levels of mental health strain and food poverty among disadvantaged families.
That is the finding of a poll of state-funded family resource centres across the country.
Some 69% say they've been providing more food parcels, and 51% have been providing more talk therapy.
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The Tánaiste Simon Coveney is being urged to appeal with the United Arab Emirates that Daniel Kinahan should account for his activities over the past couple of years.
He has previously been linked in the High Court to the Kinahan Gang, which has trafficked guns and drugs.
On Wednesday, boxer Tyson Fury name-checked Daniel Kinahan three times - congratulating him for securing Fury's fights with Anthony Joshua next year.
