Tag: coronavirus
‘Panic buying’ leaves shops empty of essential household items
'Panic buying' due to coronavirus fears has resulted in supermarket shelves being emptied of food and other essential household items such as toilet rolls.
Queues...
Over 70s may be asked to self-isolate ‘for months’
The over 70s may be asked to self-isolate in a bid to halt the spread of the coronavirus Covid-19 in the UK.
Health Secretary Matt...
Schools ‘could close for 16 weeks’ due to coronavirus fears
Schools in Northern Ireland will close for at least 16 weeks in a bid to prevent the spread of the coronavirus Covid-19, First Minister...
Jet 2 cancels flights to Spain and Canary Islands
Flights to the Canary Islands have been cancelled, including this morning's departure from Belfast International Airport to Fuerteventura.
All Jet2 flights to mainland Spain and...
NINE new cases: first community transmissions in Northern Ireland
The first community transmission cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in Northern Ireland today (Friday).
Nine new cases of coronavirus have been diagnosed. Three are...
GP practices pull shutters down due to ‘coronavirus risk’
GP practices are closed around Northern Ireland due to the risk of coronavirus.
Glengormley Practice in Co Antrim is one of many which has pulled...
Twenty cases of coronavirus in Northern Ireland while Republic closes schools
There are two more cases of coronavirus in Northern Ireland, bringing the total number to 20.
The Public Health Agency is currently undertaking contact tracing...
Avoid car sharing to prevent coronavirus spread
Car interiors can be an 'incubator' for coronavirus, according to experts.
Motorists are being urged to temporarily avoid sharing their cars or carrying passengers, in...
First coronavirus death recorded in Republic of Ireland
A woman in the Republic of Ireland has died as a result of the coronavirus Covid-19.
She is understood to have been an older person...
Linfield player tests positive for coronavirus
Linfield Football Club says one of its players has tested positive for the coronavirus Covid-19.
There are 16 people in Northern Ireland who have been...