THERE has been a 70% reduction in the Covid-19 infection rate in the Derry and Strabane council area six weeks…
THE number of Covid-19 patients needing hospital care in the North West is slowing down, health chiefs have said. It’s…
Health Minister Robin Swann announced earlier this week free parking for all health staff across the North. However, a number…
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Coronavirus: Derry’s oxygen supplies may have to be rationed over Covid surge
Oxygen supplies at Altnagelvin Hospital may have to be rationed if Covid-19 cases surge again, a senior manager has warned.…
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Coronavirus: Derry woman Sandra Kelly’s hospital bed plea to public over virus
A Derry woman has made an emotional plea from her hospital bed for the public to take Covid-19 seriously. Sandra…
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NHS in North experiencing ‘worst week in living memory’, says senior Derry medic
THE health service in the North of Ireland is experiencing its worst week in living memory, a senior medic has…
THE SDLP’s Mark H Durkan has urged the Western Trust to assess interim measures to address the evident capacity issues…
MORE than 2,700 healthcare workers in the North of Ireland are isolating as a result of Covid-19. The figures, from…
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Coronavirus: ‘Hospital was a like a war zone with Covid patients’, says Derry doctor
A Derry doctor at the frontline in the battle with Coronavirus likened Altnagelvin Hospital yesterday evening with Covid patients as…
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Altnagelvin Hospital ‘extremely busy’ this afternoon, says Western Trust
THE public are asked to only go to Altnagelvin Hospital today if it is an emergency. The Western Trust says…