Ex-DUP leader Edwin Poots tells anti-vaxxers to ‘catch themselves on’ amid storm of social media ‘nonsense’ over Covid vaccine

Finance minister Conor Murphy says other departments' may have to pitch in with funds to keep Ulster NHS afloat

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Subscribe              Sep 22, 2021             Michael Cousins Acting Managing Editor Good afternoon This is your Coronavirus update from the team at the News Letter: Four more deaths have been reported of patients who had tested positive for Covid-19. Northern Ireland's Department of Health said there had been 1,060 new confirmed cases in the last 24-hour reporting period. On Wednesday morning there were 397 Covid-19 patients in hospital, with 34 in intensive care. In all, 2,509,462 vaccines have been administered. Meanwhile Finance minister Conor Murphy says other departments' may have to pitch in with funds to keep Ulster NHS afloat. Ministers may need to surrender money from their own departments to help address problems engulfing Northern Ireland's health service, Conor Murphy has said. Sir Michael McBride has told the Stormont education committee that keeping children in school is a "key priority". He said that in previous waves of the pandemic this has not been possible, adding it had been "very damaging" to children both in terms of mental health and education. In other news: * Edwin Poots has said: We must urgently let more immigrants come to work in Ulster's food industry. Government immigration policy must be changed within days if the UK is to prevent food shortages due to a lack of labour in processing plants, a Stormont minister has warned. * 'British scum': BBC Nolan caller from Belfast explodes at former top Tory over Universal Credit. A caller to the Nolan Show this morning referred to one of the show's guests as "British scum" and told her to "leave our country". Don't let a good deal pass you by this Autumn With the leaves soon starting to change, Autumn is certainly on it's way, but before you start to look beyond to the wintry weather and shorter days we want to celebrate Autumn in all it's colour and spectacle with a spectacular sale. Until October 17 we're cutting our prices in half for the first 6 months of new monthly digital subscriptions, or for the first 3 months of  print subscriptions. Checkout using the promo code ATMN50 for 50% off.            Ex-DUP leader Edwin Poots tells anti-vaxxers to 'catch themselves on' amid storm of social media 'nonsense' over Covid vaccine           A Stormont minister has told people being influenced by coronavirus vaccine conspiracy theories to "catch themselves on".                 Finance minister Conor Murphy says other departments' may have to pitch in with funds to keep Ulster NHS afloat   Stormont ministers may need to surrender money from their own departments to help address problems engulfing Northern Ireland's health service, Conor Murphy has said.           NI Chief Medical Officer says taking children out of school has been 'very damaging' to them as he defends 'targeted approach'   The chief medical officer has defended a "more targeted" approach to contact tracing in schools.           NI Covid testing provider keeps travellers in check with new service 'Check2Go'   JACE Medical is expanding with a dedicated Covid-19 travel testing service which ships tests to travellers across the UK and Ireland           Balmoral Show 2021: Everything you need to know about the Balmoral Show   As Northern Ireland's largest agricultural event kicks off today, we outline what the entry rules mean for you.           'British scum': BBC Nolan caller from Belfast explodes at former top Tory over Universal Credit   A caller to the Nolan Show this morning referred to one of the show's guests as "British scum" and told her to "leave our country".           UK energy price surge: NI well placed - for now - says Consumer Council   The Consumer Council says that there is "not a huge amount to worry about straight away" on gas and electricity prices in NI.                 View more news

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