ANYONE stopped crossing the border will only receive one of the new Garda fines if they are in clear breach of Covid restrictions, the local community has been assured. As of Monday this week, Garda officers operating Covid checkpoints have been given the power to fine people €100 fine for non-essential travel. The fine applies […]
Fermanagh reclaims lowest Covid title
FERMANAGH has reclaimed its title as the area with the lowest Covid rate in the North, with numbers continuing to drop rapidly across the county. While just last month the number of positive cases in the Fermanagh and Omagh area was topping 700 in a week, this number has been falling rapidly in recent weeks. […]
‘Horrendous pressure’in midst of Covid admissions surge
A COVID ward manager at the South West Acute Hospital (SWAH) has spoken out about the “horrendous pressure” staff are facing every day as they struggle to cope with the huge surge in admissions during recent weeks. Sister Mairead Boyd, who oversees Ward 9, said that the last two weeks had definitely been the worst […]
Kieran trying to keep safe in Scandinavia
Sweden has come under criticism in recent weeks for refusing to implement restrictions to curb the spread of Covid-19.
GPs are not to blame for vaccine shortage
Practices struggling to get enough vials to vaccinate their patients
Covid forces postponement of red flag cancer surgeries
The Western Trust has apologised for postponing all its red flag cancer surgery and treatments, as a result of the latest surge in the number of critically ill Covid patients. Geraldine McKay, director of acute services for the Western Trust said: “The Western Trust has taken the very difficult but necessary decision to postpone all […]
Covid cases falling but SWAH admissions grow
It appears the the post-Christmas surge in cases is beginning to abate.
Health workers concerned over Covid vaccine changes
“These are staff who have worked throughout this pandemic.”
Massive surge in local Covid cases
FERMANAGH has recorded its highest number of positive Covid cases in a single week, with more than twice as many positive test results in the past seven days than in the entire first nine months of the pandemic combined. The total number of people to have tested positive in the Fermanagh and Omagh District has […]