Almost 300 Covid-19 cases have been confirmed in Northern Ireland’s nursing and residential homes, the Public Health Agency (PHA) said. NHS staff have been drafted in to bolster numbers and
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Health care workers in Northern Ireland have expressed alarm over official coronavirus guidance in England and warned the Stormont authorities not to adopt it. Public Health England said where there
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Up to 16,000 nursing home residents in potential “petri dishes” of infection are at risk unless immediate coronavirus testing begins, healthcare workers in Northern Ireland have said. A total of
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A people-smuggler has admitted killing 39 migrants who were found dead in the back of a refrigerated truck. The bodies of the Vietnamese nationals were discovered by emergency services at
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First Minister Arlene Foster has said she has confidence in Northern Ireland’s health minister Robin Swann. Ms Foster was speaking after deputy first minister Michelle O’Neill claimed on Thursday Mr
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The coronavirus pandemic represents God’s judgment after an “immoral and corrupt” Government legalised abortion in Northern Ireland, a DUP councillor has said. John Carson represents Ballymena, Co Antrim, which was
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Northern Ireland’s main domestic violence charity has called for more resources as it braces itself for a surge in the number of cases due to coronavirus. Women’s Aid urged a
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Health minister Robin Swann has said “concrete action” is being taken over Northern Ireland’s supply of personal protective equipment (PPE). Coronavirus testing in the region is also expected to be
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A home childcare initiative will meet the needs of key workers, Northern Ireland’s health minister Robin Swann said. It is intended to help people in the NHS have their children
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Northern Ireland Chief Social Worker, Sean Holland, has underlined the essential role social care will play in supporting vulnerable people in the weeks and months ahead. Mr Holland also confirmed
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