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Covid-19: NI testing for new coronavirus variant limited By Marie-Louise Connolly Published image captionTesting for the new variant is limited in Northern Ireland Northern Ireland is testing for the new coronavirus variant but capacity is limited, BBC News NI understands. The English variant is thought to be about 50-70% more infectious than the original Covid-19 strain that emerged early last year. It is thought that up to 50% of current Covid-19 cases could be related to the new variant. On Sunday, the Department of Health reported 14 more coronavirus-related deaths, bringing the NI total to 1,730. Another 433 people have tested positive for Covid-19. ....
Covid-19: Toughest week yet of pandemic for NI hospitals By Marie-Louise Connolly Published image captionNorthern Ireland s hospitals have faced intense pressure in recent weeks Medical staff are expected to face pressures unlike any other they have faced before as NI approaches its toughest week so far in the pandemic. The British Medical Association has said while its doctors are coping , many feel they are unable to give care to the standard they would want . The peak in intensive care is predicted to happen next weekend. The head of the BMA in NI, Dr Tom Black has been critical of the way this wave of the pandemic has been managed. ....
Covid-19: Belfast doctor warns oxygen supplies under extreme pressure By Marie-Louise Connolly & Lesley Anne McKeown BBC News NI media captionOxygen supplies under extreme pressure A respiratory doctor at Belfast s Mater Hospital has warned that hospital oxygen supplies are under extreme pressure . Dr Nick Magee also said more younger patients were now being treated in hospital than during the first and second waves of the Covid-19 pandemic. He said in the past they did not have to consult other NI hospitals about how much oxygen they had. That was never a thing in previous January flu problems, he told the BBC. ....