Paul Givan says NI should not expect all Covid restrictions to drop this week as four more fatalities announced

'It is very clear the health service is about to topple over' says Michelle O'Neill

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Subscribe              Sep 21, 2021             Michael Cousins Acting Managing Editor Good afternoon   Welcome to your afternoon Coronavirus email update from the News letter. First Minister Paul Givan has said he does not expect to see all remaining Covid restrictions in Northern Ireland lifted at this week's Executive meeting. He was speaking just as the latest Covid key stats show four further deaths of patients who had tested positive for the illness in Northern Ireland. The Department of Health said there had also been 1,145 new confirmed cases in the last 24-hour reporting period. On Tuesday morning there were 384 Covid-19 patients in hospital, with 32 in intensive care. Northern Ireland's health service is set to topple over without immediate action from the Stormont Executive, Michelle O'Neill has warned. The deputy First Minister said healthcare staff were physically and mentally exhausted after 18 months battling Covid-19 and were fearful about what was facing them as winter approaches. In order to "strike a balance" between safeguarding children's education and the need to contain Covid-19 in schools the Public Health Agency said a "more targeted approach" to contact tracing will be used. It comes after NIPSA called for clarity on contact tracing in schools and five further Covid deaths were reported in NI.   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.              Givan says NI should not expect all Covid restrictions to drop this week as four more fatalities announced           First Minister Paul Givan has said he does not expect to see all remaining Covid restrictions in Northern Ireland lifted at this week's Executive meeting.                 PHA respond to NIPSA concerns: We want to 'strike balance' between education and safety   In order to "strike a balance" between safeguarding children's education and the need to contain Covid-19 in schools the Public Health Agency said a "more targeted approach" to contact tracing will be used.           Michelle O'Neill returns to Stormont after Covid battle and urges caution on lifting restrictions   Deputy First Minister Michelle O'Neill, who returned to Stormont yesterday after she was "completely floored" by Covid for three weeks, criticised a DUP minister's "solo run" suggesting that all remaining restrictions could be gone by October 22.           'It is very clear the health service is about to topple over' says Michelle O'Neill   Northern Ireland's health service is set to topple over without immediate action from the Stormont Executive, Michelle O'Neill has warned.           Covid 19 'completely floored me', says deputy First Minister Michelle O'Neill   Northern Ireland's deputy First Minister has revealed it took her three weeks to get "back on her feet" after a bout of Covid-19.           Covid NI: How many Covid test results are coming back positive in your area?   With cases of Coronavirus in Northern Ireland still on the rise, we explore what percentage of Covid test results are coming back positive in your area.           These are the 40 NI postcodes with the highest number of positive results for Covid-19 in the last seven days   With cases of Coronavirus in Northern Ireland still on the rise, we explore how many positive Covid test results there are in 40 postcodes in Northern Ireland.                 View more news

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