Chief Medical Officer Dr Michael McBride receives a knighthood
David Young, PA
NORTHERN Ireland's chief medical officer said he shed tears of joy when he was told he was to receive a knighthood.
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Taoiseach calls for ‘all hands on deck’ to tackle Covid-19 variants
James Ward, PA
Micheál Martin said close collaboration is needed between leaders in Ireland and Britain to monitor the ‘dark cloud on the horizon’ Delta variant.
Van Morrison joined on stage by Ian Paisley for chant against Health Minister Robin Swann
Jonathan McCambridge, PA
Their criticism of Robin Swann came after gigs scheduled by the Belfast musician were cancelled at the last moment
One death, 121 new cases of Covid-19
One further death of a patient who had previously tested positive for Covid-19 has been recorded by the Department of Health.
Lowest weekly total of Covid-19 deaths in Northern Ireland since July 2020
Jonathan McCambridge, PA
The fatality in the week May 29 to June 4 took the total number of coronavirus-related deaths recorded by Nisra to 2,976.
111 probable or confirmed cases of Delta variant identified with 28 in Kilkeel alone
Jonathan McCambridge, PA
Twenty-eight of the cases are in the Co Down town of Kilkeel where surge testing has been carried out this week.
Republic’s biggest hospital has no Covid patients for first time during pandemic
Cate McCurry, PA
HSE chief executive Paul Reid said it was ‘remarkable’.
Normality is ‘some way off’ and date cannot yet be set to end social distancing, health minister warns
Jonathan McCambridge, PA
The Health Minister delivered a paper to Executive colleagues as they met to discuss relaxing restrictions.
Highly transmissible Delta Covid-19 variant ‘poised to take hold’ in Europe, WHO warns
Associated Press Reporter
The World Health Organisation’s Europe director issued a stark warning to European nations.
Interval between Covid-19 vaccine doses being shortened to better protect against Delta variant
Maeve Connolly
The gap between doses of the Oxford/AstraZeneca and Pfizer/BioNTech vaccines is to be reduced to a maximum of eight weeks, to better protect against the Delta variant.
No further Covid-19 deaths and 105 new cases
There have been no further Covid-19 deaths recorded by Stormont’s Department of Health in the last 24-hour reporting period.
UN urges action to end Aids epidemic by 2030
Edith M Lederer, Associated Press Reporter
Some 77.5 million people have been infected with HIV since the first case was reported in 1981 and nearly 35 million have died from Aids.
Medicine offers slashed by Queen's amid predicted rise in top A-level grades
Simon Doyle
A PREDICTED rise in top A-level grades has caused the number of offers made to potential medicine students to be slashed.
Holidaymakers arrive back from Portugal with just hours to spare before country placed on amber list
Suzanne McGonagle
HOLIDAYMAKERS arrived back home to Northern Ireland from Portugal with just hours to spare before the country was placed on the so-called 'amber list'.
Finance Minister Conor Murphy to argue for Department of Health priority in multi-year budget
Rebecca Black, PA
Finance Minister Conor Murphy said he will argue for prioritisation of health to tackle waiting lists.
No further deaths linked to Covid-19 as 81 new cases recorded
Digital Staff
There have been no further deaths linked to Covid-19 in the past 24 hours, the Department of Health has said in its daily update on the pandemic.
US officials approve new Alzheimer’s treatment despite experts’ concerns
Matthew Perrone, Associated Press
It is the only drug that US regulators have said can likely treat the underlying disease.
Slovakia becomes second EU nation to administer Russian vaccine
Associated Press Reporter
The Sputnik V treatment is also in use in Hungary although it has not been authorised by the European Medicines Agency.
20% of cancer examinations at Ulster Hospital cancelled as patients failed to get Covid test beforehand
Jonathan McCambridge, PA
The South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust is urging people to have a swab test before they attend investigation appointments.
Analysis: Striking similarities across Northern Ireland health service scandals
Seanín Graham
"JAW DROPPING" was how one health service source described the findings of a confidential report revealing concerns about a prominent surgeon's work went back "decades".
