Health chiefs in Northern Ireland defend coronavirus testing regime
Around 200 tests are currently being carried out in the region each day.
Around 200 tests are currently being carried out in the region each day.
Eamon Martin said the St Patrick’s weekend was an opportunity for parents to make childminding arrangements and for schools to plan contingencies.
Another nine positive cases were detected on Friday, bringing the tally to 29.
St Gall’s Gaelic Athletic Club in west Belfast also said an adult member had recently tested positive having returned from holiday.
The youngster attends a school co-located with a primary.
The patient is a male in the east of the country who contracted the virus in northern Italy.
The first case of Covid-19 on the island was announced in Belfast on Thursday.
Anybody in close contact with Northern Ireland’s first Covid-19 patient has been contacted, health authorities said.
The advice from health authorities is to ‘self-isolate’ in certain cases.
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The significant rise prompted warnings from health chiefs concerned about the risk of serious side effects or death through overdose.