Health trust pays tribute to social worker who died due to coronavirus

Tributes have poured in for a Northern Ireland social worker and mother-of-two who sadly lost her life to coronavirus.

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Subscribe              Dec 24, 2020           Good afternoon,   This is definitely going to be a Christmas none of us could have imagined.   On this Christmas Eve, people across Northern Ireland are curtailing their festive arrangements as a result of a pandemic that this time last year wasn't even on their radar.  We certainly never anticipated we would be sending out a daily newsletter like this one entirely dedicated to coronavirus news.   The heartache of not being able to be with family and friends as normal will be felt by many of us, but the season also gives us an opportunity to show kindness to a lonely neighbour or to someone going through a difficult time.   On behalf of everyone at the News Letter, I would like to thank you all for your support throughout 2020 and to extend good wishes for a happy, peaceful and healthy Christmas to you and your family.   We'll be with you right through the holidays so don't forget to check in at www.newsletter.co.uk for the latest news, features and opinion pieces.   Valerie Martin, Head of Content.     Thanks for your support for our journalism this year. If you haven't already, then please consider taking out a digital subscription with us from just £1 a month. And we are offering 20% off if you get someone a subscription as a gift this Christmas. Just use the code CHRISTGIFT20 - find out more here.               NI Trust in tribute to mother-of-two social worker who died due to coronavirus           Tributes have poured in for a Northern Ireland social worker and mother-of-two who sadly lost her life to coronavirus.                 Northern Ireland to share in extra £800 million coronavirus funding from UK government   The Treasury has announced a further £800 million in coronavirus funding to be shared among the devolved administrations.           Confirmation that mutant strain of coronavirus present in Northern Ireland   The mutant strain of coronavirus that prompted travel bans with Great Britain and moves to stricter restrictions in the areas most affected has now been confirmed as present in Northern Ireland.           Eleven more people with Covid-19 have died in Northern Ireland, the Department of Health has said.   There have also been 841 new confirmed cases of the virus in the last 24-hour reporting period.           Artists break the Covid silence with Christmas album   Largely silenced due to the Covid pandemic restrictions, the Belfast music industry is fighting back with a special album of local artists performing both Christmas classics and original festive material.           Wishing our readers a Merry Christmas at the end of a difficult year   So much of 2020 has been upended, and thrown out of the normal calendar of events, that it seems hard to credit the fact that it is Christmas.           Schools might need to shut due to arrival of mutant strain of coronavirus, says NI's Chief Scientific Advisor Professor Ian Young   Northern Ireland's chief scientific officer Professor Ian Young has said it will be very difficult to keep schools open if the new variant of Covid-19 becomes dominant in the region.           Covid-19 'starts the train of death' for 90% of patients who die with it   An in-depth report into the Province's record-keeping when it comes to coronavirus indicates that the overwhelming bulk of people who died with Covid, died of Covid.                 View more news

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