Robin Swann: NI Health service faces worst winter ever as Covid crisis continues

NI leaders send best wishes to Queen Elizabeth after her first night in hospital since 2013

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Subscribe              Oct 22, 2021           Good afternoon This is your Coronavirus and general news update from the News Letter.           NI sends best wishes to Queen after first night in hospital since 2013           Leaders from Northern Ireland have sent the Queen their best wishes for a speedy recovery after it was revealed that she had spent her first overnight stay in hospital since 2013.                 Robin Swann: NI Health service faces worst winter ever as Covid crisis continues   Northern Ireland's health service is facing its most difficult winter ever, Robin Swann has warned.           Antrim Hospital's new intensive care unit opens after nine moves during pandemic   The intensive care unit at Antrim Hospital has been relocated to a new ward after moving nine times during the Covid-19 pandemic, the Northern Health and Social Care Trust has said.           Family of 13-year-old cardiac arrest survivor from NI back defibrilator database   A Northern Ireland family whose young daughter survived a cardiac arrest have said that registering defibrillators on a new national database has the potential to be life-saving.           Covid Cases: 10 countries with the highest number of confirmed covid cases   Covid-19 has infected nearly every country in the world but some have been impacted more than others.           Holyland landlord threatens to sue Belfast City Council over licence renewal   The landlord of a house allegedly linked to anti-social behaviour in Belfast's Holyland area has threatened to take legal action against the council if it fails to renew a house of multiple occupancy licence.           Rise in deaths linked to coronavirus recorded by Northern Ireland Statistics Agency   There has been a rise in the number of deaths linked to Covid-19 recorded in Northern Ireland, the latest weekly update shows.           Wait before booster jabs could be cut to 5 months to speed up rollout   The six month wait between the second dose of a Covid-19 and a booster could be cut down to five, it has been suggested.           Reopening nightclubs in Northern Ireland branded 'complete madness' by BMA   A Stormont decision to lift coronavirus rules despite mounting pressures on the health service has been branded "complete madness" by medics.           What is a prop gun? How do prop guns work and how can a prop gun misfire?   One person has been killed and another wounded in a prop gun accident on the set of Alec Baldwin's latest film Rust.                 View more news

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