Patients asked not to attend Emergency units ‘unless it is life-threatening’

Head of Church of Ireland Archbishop John McDowell 'ambivalent' to NI centenary events

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Subscribe              Nov 1, 2021             Michael Cousins Acting Managing Editor Good afternoon   Welcome to your Coronavirus and general news update from the team at the News Letter In the news this afternoon: The latest figures from the Department of Health show that there have been another ten COVID-19 related deaths in Northern Ireland. There are now 36 people fighting the virus in ICU in NI - and a total of 326 patients with COVID-19 in our hospitals. There has been reaction to the setting alight of a bus in Newtownards this morning. Loyalist activist Jamie Bryson tweeted: "This is disappointing & not what anyone wants to see. Thoughts with the driver.' The incident has been widely linked to the NI protocol. The head of the Church of Ireland believes Irish President Michael D Higgins would have "enriched" the NI Centenary service in Armagh last month, but added that it "wasn't fatal" that some invited guests did not attend. Speaking to The Saint Patrick Podcast, Archbishop John McDowell said he was "ambivalent" to events like the centenary because "everything didn't go well" over the past 100 years in Northern Ireland. Patients have been asked not to attend Emergency units 'unless it is life-threatening'. In a Tweet the Northern trust say: "Occupancy in Antrim Area Hosp is 111% with 56 very ill patients awaiting a bed in the hospital. "Causeway Hospital occupancy is 107% with 16 ill patients awaiting admission. "Please don't attend unless it's an emergency. CHANCE TO WIN: Halloween may be over but you can still enter our email draw here for a chance of getting up to 60% off a subscription to our website. Good luck!           Ten more die with COVID-19 and 36 fight for life in ICU           Another ten people people have died with COVID-19 in Northern Ireland.                 CoI head "ambivalent" to NI centenary events   The head of the Church of Ireland believes Irish President Michael D Higgins would have "enriched" the NI Centenary service in Armagh last month, but added that it "wasn't fatal" that some invited guests did not attend.           Patients asked not to attend Emergency units 'unless it is life-threatening'   Patients have been advised that occupancy at Antrim Area Hospital and the Causeway Hospital Emergency rooms is currently 'very high'.           Baroness Hoey: David Montgomery's article fails to recognise that Sinn Fein won't work for the interest of Northern Ireland   A letter from Baroness Hoey (the former Labour Party MP Kate Hoey):           Lord Frost accuses EU of ignoring political sensitivities in Northern Ireland   Lord Frost has condemned the European Union for behaving "without regard to the huge political, economic and identity sensitivities" in Northern Ireland.           'ExtraOrdinarywomen' project at NI library   The Linen Hall Library is celebrating the powerful and important contribution of women to Northern Ireland society and their roles and attitudes from 1965, through the Troubles to the present day, with the launch of a community-driven heritage project entitled 'extraORDINARYwomen'.           NI High Street Voucher Scheme: How to check balance on spend local card   With over 667,000 cards already issued, how do you check your balance and review your payments on your spend local card?           In pictures: Funeral for Ulster and Ireland rugby player David Tweed   The funeral has taken place today of former Ulster and Irish rugby international David Tweed, who died in a road crash last week.                 View more news

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