Eight of NI s 12 hospitals beyond capacity as Robin Swann warns decisive action needed Health minister Robin Swann said he would put forward robust interventions to executive colleagues today. Picture by Kelvin Boyes/Press Eye/PA Wir Seanín Graham 17 December, 2020 01:00
EIGHT of Northern Ireland s 12 major hospitals were operating beyond capacity for the first time yesterday, as Robin Swann warned that decisive action is needed to suppress Covid.
The health minister was speaking ahead of an Executive meeting in which he is expected to propose tough restrictions following the temporary easing of measures over Christmas.
Despite a shutdown of many businesses earlier this month, cases and hospital admissions remain too high with 510 people testing positive yesterday and a further 457 in hospital, of which 32 were in ICU. Eight more people also died.
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