40 fewer Covid positive patients in NI hospitals today than yesterday

'Time for schools to reopen' Lockhart tells the Executive

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Subscribe              Feb 17, 2021           Good afternoon Your Coronavirus update for Wednesday 17th February: * There are 40 fewer people with Covid-19 in hospitals across Northern Ireland today than there were this time yesterday. * Extending the list of symptoms that can be used to allow a Covid-19 test could help to detect around a third more cases, a study has found. * The world's first study involving purposely exposing people to Covid has been approved to take place in the UK. * A detailed breakdown of the number of coronavirus vaccinations administerd in Northern Ireland has been issued by the Department of Health at Stormont. * Upper Bann DUP MP Carla Lockhart has reiterated her call for the re-opening of schools on March 8. Michael Cousins Deputy digital 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 here.           'Time for schools to reopen' Lockhart tells the Executive           Upper Bann DUP MP Carla Lockhart has reiterated her call for the re-opening of schools on March 8.                 40 fewer Covid positive patients in NI hospitals today than yesterday as DoH record six new deaths   There are 40 fewer people with Covid-19 in hospitals across Northern Ireland today than there were this time yesterday.           Think tank says NHS has become a 'National Covid service' - but medical director says this is a 'disservice' to staff   The NHS waiting list in England could reach 10 million people by April 2021, according to the Reform think tank.           UK approves first ever study to purposely expose people to Covid - here's how it will work   The world's first study involving purposely exposing people to Covid has been approved to take place in the UK.           Extending Covid symptoms list could detect third more cases - the other signs to look for   Extending the list of symptoms that can be used to allow a Covid-19 test could help to detect around a third more cases, a study has found.           How many people in NI have been vaccinated? Detailed breakdown issued by Stormont health department   A detailed breakdown of the number of coronavirus vaccinations administerd in Northern Ireland has been issued by the Department of Health at Stormont.           48% of NI children feeling depressed during lockdown   Almost half of children in Northern Ireland admitted to feeling depressed at least five days per week throughout the Covid-19 lockdowns, a study has found.                 View more news

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