
Health Minister Robin Swann has announced that a number of routine screening programmes have been paused to allow staff and resources to be reallocated to tackling Covid-19. Speaking to Newry Times, Health Minister Robin Swann said, “Covid-19 is the most serious public health emergency that Northern Ireland has ever experienced. “Given the unprecedented […]
Apr 8 2020 | Posted in
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Sinn Féin MLA Cathal Boylan has welcomed the use of an MOT test centre in Belfast as a testing facility for Coronavirus and has called for the rolling out of this initiative throughout the north. The Newry and Armagh MLA said, “An MOT centre in Belfast will open as a Covid-19 testing site, as it […]
Apr 8 2020 | Posted in
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A Memorandum of Understanding has been formally agreed between the Departments of Health for the Republic and Northern Ireland to underpin and strengthen North-South co-operation on the public health response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The document, which can be found on the Department’s website, focuses on facilitating greater co-operation on areas such as public health […]
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Newry and Armagh Sinn Féin MLA Liz Kimmins has confirmed that she has written to the Economy Minister highlighting issues of concerns for those Businesses that ‘have fallen through the gap’ in accessing the current Corvid-19 aid packages. The local MLAtold Newry Times, “I have been working on several issues that have been brought to […]
Apr 8 2020 | Posted in
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Health Minister Robin Swann has toured the facilities and met staff at Northern Ireland’s first Nightingale Hospital, in the tower block of Belfast City Hospital. The new regional unit, staffed by a team drawn from across Northern Ireland, is a key part of surge plans drawn up to cope with the expected increase in patients […]
Apr 8 2020 | Posted in
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A new Diabetes helpline and email support service has been launched in response to Coronavirus (Covid-19) by the Diabetes Network for NI. There are over 100,000 people living with diabetes across Northern Ireland and are at an increased risk of severe illness from Coronavirus. The helpline and email support facility will provide additional clinical support […]
Apr 8 2020 | Posted in
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Another 3 people who tested positive for Covid-19 in Northern Ireland have died in the last 24 hours. The total of deaths in the country has now risen to 73. In the last 24 hours, the Public Health Agency said 418 tests have been carried out. Out of those 418 people tested, […]
Apr 7 2020 | Posted in
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A move by the Home Office which means that calls to the police non-emergency 101 number are free of charge has been welcomed as ‘good news’ by a senior Police Service NI officer. The single non-emergency number connects people with their local police service, or another police service in the UK. Since introduction […]
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Northern Ireland patients are being recruited to play their part in NHS clinical trials on Covid-19. The trials will include patients in primary care, hospital care and intensive care units. Speaking to Newry Times, Health Minister Robin Swann said, “I very much welcome the fact that Northern Ireland is playing a full part […]
Apr 7 2020 | Posted in
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In a continued effort to help provide food for local communities and those most in need, Asda has launched a ‘volunteer shopping card’ giving those self-isolating a contact-free way to allow others to collect and pay for their weekly shop. In response to the fact many people are relying on friends, neighbours and community volunteers […]
Apr 7 2020 | Posted in
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