The North’s Executive is to meet on Sunday night to discuss concerns over an “aggressive new strain” of Covid-19. The Deputy First Minister, Michelle O’Neill, tweeted on Sunday afternoon that ministers would meet at 9pm. It follows calls by four of the five parties in the North’s Executive for an urgent meeting of ministers. The North’s Minister for Health said the variant strain of Covid-19 spreading in parts of England was a matter of “serious concern”. Another 17 people with coronavirus died in Northern Ireland on Saturday, according to the North’s Department of Health.

Source: The Irish Times December 20, 2020 11:56 UTC