NI ambulance workers fearful amid hospital surge

Ambulance workers on the coronavirus front line have expressed fear over what lies ahead as they brace for the hardest days of the pandemic.

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Subscribe              Jan 19, 2021           Dear reader,   It was saddening to learn this afternoon that an individual has become just the fourth person in Northern Ireland under the age of 39 to die with Covid-19.    It is not known whether the person, aged between 20-39, had any underlying health conditions, but the death is another sad milestone for the Province.    The death was one of 23 fatalities linked to Covid-19 recorded over the last 24 hours in Northern Ireland. The Department also confirmed that 713 new coronavirus infections have been recorded over the last 24 hours.      New data about the extent of Covid-19's reach across the United Kingdom was published on Tuesday. It explained that around one in 10 people across the country had the virus during 2020.    It is believed that one in 13 people in Northern Ireland contracted Covid-19 during the calendar year.    The information was released by the Office for National Statistics.   Alistair Bushe,   Editor Want total access to all of our online content? You can subscribe to our website, newsletter.co.uk for just £1 a month for 3 months - and it couldn't be easier.   Signing up will get you faster-loading articles, fewer adverts and access to exclusive content and events when we run them. To learn more, visit our subscriptions page.           NI ambulance workers fearful amid Covid-19 pandemic hospital surge           Ambulance workers on the coronavirus front line have expressed fear over what lies ahead as they brace for the hardest days of the pandemic.                 One in 13 people in Northern Ireland had had Covid-19 by December 2020 study reveals   Antibody data on infection in private households suggests that one in 10 in Wales had also been infected by December, alongside one in eight in England and one in 11 in Scotland.           Vaccination of NI's over-75s expected to start next week   Northern Ireland is set to move on to 'phase two' of its coronavirus vaccine roll-out and begin issuing jabs to the the over-75s as soon as next week, the News Letter can reveal.           Court date set for legal challenge to outdoor sports ban   A legal challenge to the Northern Ireland Executive's ban on outdoor sports for children and young people, is to get underway on February 4.           The UK officially has the highest coronavirus death rate per capita in the world   The latest statistics on coronavirus fatalities have revealed that the UK currently has the highest per capita death rate of any country in the world.           One 20-39 year-old patient dies after testing positve for Covid-19 - 70 with coronavirus in ICU   The Department of Health (DoH) has confirmed what is only Northern Ireland's fourth Covid-19 related death in an individual under the age of 39.           Matt Hancock is self-isolating after a Covid app notification - here's what happened   Health Secretary Matt Hancock has announced he is currently self-isolating after being notified to do so by the UK's NHS Covid-19 app.           'I don't know if NI health service will cope with ICU surge next week', warns top doctor as Nightingale ramp-up continues   A leading doctor has said he doesn't know if Northern Ireland's health service will be able cope with the number of people expected to be admitted to intensive care with coronavirus next week.           Around 1 in 10 people in the UK had Covid in 2020 - latest data explained   Around one in 10 people living in the UK had contracted coronavirus as of December 2020, according to new figures released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).           Health officials' concern over Covid lockdown alcohol consumption   Those spending long periods at home during the Covid lockdown have been urged to think seriously about their alcohol intake.           Can your boss force you to have a Covid vaccine? We asked an employment lawyer   Vaccine Deployment Minister Nadhim Zahawi has said that the Government will seek to persuade people to opt for a Covid-19 vaccine, rather than forcing anyone to do so.                 View more news

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