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Post-Christmas lockdown for Northern Ireland
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In BELFAST, a bar looks to get rid of kegs that will not be replaced for four weeks as the province heads into a local lockdown - a so-called circuit breaker. The announcement was made by Arlene Foster this morning. (Getty Images)
In BELFAST, a bar looks to get rid of kegs that will not be replaced for four weeks as the province heads into a local lockdown - a so-called circuit breaker. The announcement was made by Arlene Foster this morning. (Getty Images)
Northern Ireland will enter a strict six-week lockdown from Boxing Day.
Updated / Friday, 18 Dec 2020
21:55
NI will see non-essential retail close and the hospitality sector will be restricted to takeaway only
Northern Ireland s spiralling Covid-19 cases are due to the failure of society as a whole , First Minister Arlene Foster said.
Ms Foster also singled out Sinn Féin for criticism, claiming the attendance of senior figures at IRA veteran Bobby Storey s funeral in June, at a time when strict limits on numbers were in place, had damaged the public health messaging.
Her remarks came after Sinn Féin deputy First Minister Michelle O Neill accused the DUP of ignoring public health advice around lockdown decisions last month.
Now is not the time to lose the run of ourselves , says Health Minister Robin Swann
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Positive news of a vaccine roll-out and society reopening tomorrow was chastened by a stern warning from the Health Minister that the next Covid-19 surge could be the ‘most aggressive’ yet.
Another care home resident who contracted Covid died on Monday of this week in the Derry council area - she was aged over 80.
A man of a similar age died on December 4 in hospital.
Since the start of this week three people have been admitted to Atlnagelvin Hospital with Covid-19.