No further deaths have occurred from Covid-19 in Ireland meaning the death toll remains at 1,764.
40 more cases of the coronavirus have been diagnosed in the Republic, bringing the number of confirmed cases to 25,929.
Acting Chief Medical Officer Dr Ronan Glynn said: "Today's cases are spread across a range of different settings and age groups. 75% of cases are under 45 years of age, with a median age of 33 years.
"At least half of today's cases were known close contacts of other confirmed cases.
"It remains vital that if a person is concerned that they have been in contact with a confirmed case or is experiencing symptoms associated with Covid-19, that they isolate and come forward for testing without delay."
In Northern Ireland, there has been no further coronavirus deaths for the 15th consecutive day, meaning the official death toll remains at 556.
Nine new cases have been confirmed, taking the total number of cases in the region to 5,921.
The World Health Organization says that data to date suggests that 80% of Covid-19 infections are mild or asymptomatic, 15% are severe infection requiring oxygen and 5% are critical, requiring ventilation.
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The Social Welfare (Covid-19) Amendment Bill, which aims to put the €350 a week emergency payment on a statutory footing, states a person is entitled to the payment on any week where "he or she is genuinely seeking but unable to obtain employment suitable for him or her".
The requirement came as a surprise to most of the Opposition when it was posted on the Government website over the weekend, and confirmed yesterday by Minister for Social Protection Heather Humphreys.
Social Democrats TD Gary Gannon said he and other members of the Opposition will be looking to have that section of the legislation removed "because that is the criteria by which people are being chased around the airport".
He said he will be pushing for a vote on the issue in the Dáil tonight so that Government TDs who have publicly raised concerns about airport checks on people in receipt of the payment can "put their money where their mouth is".
This evening, the legal rights organisation, FLAC, has said the Government's rules on PUP claimants and travelling abroad are not legal.
Unions cast doubt on timeline for reopening schools
Both the Teachers' Union of Ireland and the Association of Secondary Teachers in Ireland have cast doubt on the ability to fully reopen schools at the end of the summer due to the tight time frame after the Government's plan was announced yesterday.
TUI General Secretary John MacGabhann said it will probably be the case that not all schools will be ready to reopen fully on 31 August and a staggered intake of students may be required.
He said hard and fast statements and rules are unhelpful in the current circumstances and people need to be pragmatic and realise there is a short time frame to implement the plans.
Speaking on RTÉ's Today with Sarah McInerney, Mr MacGabhann said there may be delays in finding contractors to carry out works under the minor works fund.
If schools are not made ready "absolutely on the button" then pragmatism must apply, he said.
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Meanwhile, there was an extraordinary collapse in overseas travel to and from Ireland in June, according to the Central Statistics Office.
As the effects of the Covid-19 crisis continued to hit the travel sector, the CSO reported just 57,100 arrivals and 73,900 departures in the month.
That compares with monthly travel of approximately two million in each direction in June 2019.
That equates to annual falls of 97.1% in arrivals and 96.4% in departures.
