14 NI health trust staff with incorrectly fitted PPE masks contracted Covid-19

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News   What's On   Lifestyle              Jul 23, 2020           Dear reader A Covid-19 tracing mobile phone app for Northern Ireland has long been mooted and it will finally be launched next week. Stormont health committee witness Dan West said on Thursday it would be called Stop Covid NI. The tracing app will be limited to adults, pending further discussions with young people's advocates in Northern Ireland including the Children's Commissioner. It was also revealed on Thursday that 14 healthcare staff here in Northern Ireland contracted coronavirus after having been incorrectly fitted for a protected mask.  Meanwhile, the death toll related to Covid-19 in Northern Ireland remains at 556 after no further deaths were recorded. However, eight more positive cases of Covid-19 were detected in the last 24 hours.  Stay safe  Alistair Bushe 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.             14 NI health trust staff with incorrectly fitted PPE masks contracted Covid-19           Fourteen staff at a Northern Ireland health trust contracted coronavirus after having been incorrectly fitted for a protective mask.                 Eight more people test positive - death toll remains at 556   Another eight people have tested positive during COVID-19 tests in the last 24 hours.           Is lockdown enhancing health of our closest relationships?   A new survey suggests bonds may be strengthened during lockdown. JOANNE SAVAGE reports           Coronavirus outbreak at Moy Park factory in Ballymena   There has been a coronavirus outbreak at the Moy Park plant in Ballymena, it can be revealed.                 View more on Coronavirus

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