THE health service in Northern Ireland could face cancer cases of "Herculean proportions", a leading medic has warned.

Seven more people have died in the north after contracting coronavirus, the Department of Health has confirmed.

THE hour health minister Robin Swann braces himself for each day is 11 o'clock in the morning.

A call has been made for a permanent memorial to remember all those who have died with Covid-19.

A further five people who tested positive for coronavirus have died, according to the Department of Health.

Almost 40% of residents in the north's care homes have been tested for coronavirus, health minister Robin Swann has said.

Research from the American Institute of Physics has found saliva droplets can travel more than five metres in five seconds if there a slight breeze of around 4kph (2.5mph).

A further seven people have died from coronavirus, according to new figures.

The Executive will meet on Thursday to discuss easing the lockdown restriction which prevents people from visiting immediate family members in their homes.

THE Older People's Commissioner has urged health minister Robin Swann to "turn his words into action" and quickly roll out Covid-19 testing across all care homes in Northern Ireland.

WINTER flu jab planning for Northern Ireland is in "early stages" and contingent on the Covid-19 pandemic, health chiefs have confirmed.

Executive ministers have agreed that Northern Ireland can enter the first phase of its exit from lockdown.

The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has said he will begin an independent evaluation of the UN health agency's response to the coronavirus pandemic "at the earliest appropriate moment".

A loss or changed sense of taste or smell are to be added to the NHS coronavirus symptoms list, weeks after experts first raised concerns that Covid-19 cases are being missed.

The British government is investing a further £84 million in the hunt for a coronavirus vaccine as ministers announced a ground-breaking deal which could make millions of doses available in the UK as early as September.

ALL care home residents will be offered Covid-19 testing next month and a “rolling testing programme” is to be brought in for all staff, Health Minister Robin Swann announced last night. 

A Co Down medical student who is working among Covid-19 patients in Belfast has told of his anger at being targeted in a break-in by intruders who stole laptops containing vital exam work.

An announcement is expected today on further easing of lockdown restrictions in Northern Ireland.

IN the week that marked 200 years since the birth of Florence Nightingale - regarded as the founder of modern nursing - a new digital exhibition has been launched by National Museums NI.

THE Commissioner for Older People has challenged health minister Robin Swann to explain why he did not to introduce universal testing for Covid-19 in care homes - insisting it is the best way to protect the most vulnerable. Eddie Lynch also...