NI school to halt classes due to covid just days after Education Minister Peter Weir visits with MP Sir Jeffrey Donaldson

Another 12 deaths due to coronavirus confirmed by Stormont health department as hospitals continue to feel pressure

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Subscribe              Dec 9, 2020           Good afternoon.   The Health Minister Robin Swann and Professor Ian Young are taking part in a coronavirus press conference at  Stormont. We will bring you all the news from that as we have it.    Another 12 deaths due to coronavirus have been confirmed by Stormont health department as hospitals continue to feel pressure. Seven of the new deaths occurred in the 24 hours leading up to 10am today, with the other five occurring earlier without having been recorded in official statistics. A Northern Ireland school has been forced to effectively close down for Christmas due to the number of staff told to self-isolate, just days after a visit from the Education Minister Peter Weir. Mr Weir visited Lisnagarvey High School in Lisburn, alongside his DUP colleague and local MP Sir Jeffrey Donaldson, on Monday. And South Down MLA Jim Wells, who has been unable to spend time with his wife due to the restrictions on visiting at the home where she lives, has been going to see her each day since March to speak with her through the downstairs window of the home. Keep safe Michael Cousins Deputy digital editor Digital subscriptions to the News Letter are available from only £1 a month for the first 3 months. That will give you unlimited access to our content along with our subscriber only interactive puzzles. 70% fewer ads and with the digital+ option you can also access the newspaper app edition. You can see all the options here.            Another 12 deaths due to coronavirus confirmed by Stormont health department as hospitals continue to feel pressure           There have been 12 new deaths due to coronavirus in Northern Ireland, the latest statistics from the Department of Health at Stormont show.                 NI politician Jim Wells locked out of wife's care home says vaccines gives hope of 'light at the end of the tunnel'   A Northern Ireland politican who has been cut off from visiting his wife in the care home where she lives due to the pandemic has said coronavirus vaccines could be the "light at the end of the tunnel".           Vaccine alert warning as two NHS nurses develop allergic reaction to Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine   The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has issued a warning to all NHS trusts in Northern Ireland and the rest of the United Kingdom that anyone with a history of "significant" allergic reactions to medicines, foods or vaccines should not receive the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine           NI school to halt classes due to covid just days after Education Minister Peter Weir visits with MP Sir Jeffrey Donaldson   A Northern Ireland school has been forced to effectively close down for Christmas due to the number of staff told to self-isolate, just days after a visit from the Education Minister Peter Weir.           Seven locations in NI confirmed as vaccination centres - scheme set to run until summer 2021   The Department of Health (DoH) has confirmed the details of its plan to deliver a Covid-19 vaccine programme.           'Emotional day' as COVID-19 vaccination programme is delivered to first care home hours after it is rolled out in NI   Health Minister Robin Swann has welcomed the news that the newly launched Covid-19 vaccination programme has already reached its first care home.                 View more news

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