Northern Ireland's First Minister Paul Givan said the Executive "did not want to cancel Christmas". He was speaking following a meeting of Stormont ministers today.
Mr Givan said the Executive "did not want to cancel Christmas" but urged the public to be careful over the holiday period. First Minister Paul Givan said the spread of Omicron in Northern Ireland was behind England and Scotland and that presented space to allow more adults to get their booster vaccine.
A modelling paper from Stormont's Department of Health was circulated to ministers before today's meeting of the Executive. It outlined how Omicron was expected to spread in Northern Ireland. "The extent of the hospital peak will depend on the severity of Omicron illness, but without further measures is likely to exceed numbers observed earlier in the epidemic, potentially several fold."
The peak of Covid-19 hospital inpatient numbers during the pandemic in Northern Ireland was 1,055 in January this year.Meanwhile Michelle O'Neill has called on UK Chancellor Rishi Sunak to stand up the furlough scheme again so it will be ready and available for workers if more severe restrictions are needed in the weeks ahead.
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