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Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council (ABC) area is the “epicentre” of Northern Ireland’s battle with Covid-19, according to a health chief. Addressing January’s full council meeting, Southern Health Trust chief executive Shane Devlin compared the borough’s Covid death rate to a daily minibus or car crash in which everyone died. Yesterday, official figures showed that 12,648 people had tested positive in the borough, an increase of 114 on the previous day — the biggest overnight increase in Northern Ireland. In the week before Monday, there had been 924 positive cas...

Cancer patients will be offered surgery at any hospital in Northern Ireland in a bid to save lives, it has emerged.

Health Minister Robin Swann announced that more than 100 medically-trained military personnel will be deployed in the region.

The Stormont Executive is meeting on Thursday to discuss the current lockdown restrictions. It is understood ministers will discuss extending the restrictions to March 5. The six-week lockdown announced in December is due to end on February 6. Belfast Beat Newsletter Enter email address Sign Up Health Minister Robin Swann said he would bring a paper for ministers to consider around restrictions. While he did not reveal his recommendations, he said that this is “not the time to open any floodgates”. The rate of infections has slowed however hospitals remain under pressure. On Wednesday, t...

Updated / Thursday, 21 Jan 2021 22:28 Northern Ireland's coronavirus lockdown restrictions have been extended to 5 March. Stormont Health Minister Robin Swann proposed the step to help drive down case numbers, saying this was "not the time to open any floodgates". Ministerial colleagues at the Executive agreed the move following a meeting in Dungannon, Co Tyrone. The measures will be reviewed next month, but there are suggestions the restrictions could ultimately continue until Easter in early April. An extended lockdown began after Christmas with the closure of non-essential retailers, sch...