Daily coronavirus briefing: 'Disturbing' threats to health minister - and some good news

Seven more people have died after testing positive for COVID-19 in Northern Ireland, the deputy First Minister Michelle O'Neill has confirmed.

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News   What's On   Lifestyle              Apr 6, 2020           Dear reader,   At a time when everyone in the community should be trying to pull together it was extremely disturbing to hear news that Northern Ireland's Health Minister Robin Swann has been subjected to threats online.    Mr Swann has been doing his level best over the last few weeks in an extremely demanding role and the last thing he needs to be the subject of this kind of abuse.    Monday also brought the good news that the health service here has taken delivery of personal protection equipment (PPE). This should  be play a key role  in allowing our health workers to fight this deadly virus.    The reality of the lockdown and the likelihood of social distancing continuing for weeks and months hit home with news that the Twelfth of July parades have been cancelled this summer and won't take place at all during 2020.   Alistair Bushe Editor           NI Coronavirus death toll now 70 after seven more deaths in last 24 hours           Seven more people have died after testing positive for COVID-19 in Northern Ireland, the deputy First Minister Michelle O'Neill has confirmed.                 Coronavirus: Department of Health silent on who may be refused ventilators after BMA issues guidance in Covid-19 cases   The Department of Health has been unable to say if it has a policy on who will - and won't be - offered ventilators or beds if they become seriously ill from the Coronavirus.           It's official - the TWELFTH is cancelled   The 2020 Twelfth celebrations have been cancelled because of the Coronavirus pandemic, the Grand Orange Lodge of Ireland has confirmed.           Coronavirus: Health Minister Robin Swann receives online threats - PSNI arrest 26 year-old man in Ballymena   A man has been arrested over online sectarian threats made against Stormont health minister Robin Swann.           NI holidaymakers told to CANCEL all non-essential foreign trips 'indefinitely' - even if they are already booked to go   Northern Ireland holidaymakers have been told by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office to avoid any up-and-coming non-essential trips abroad for an &quote;indefinite&quote; period.                 View more on Coronavirus

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