Leading lawyer Niall Murphy is home with this family this evening after enduring a gruelling four-week battle with Covid-19. (Our video above shows Niall arriving home to the applause of his neighbours this evening.) “Shattered, Exhaustion beyond comprehension but I’m at home this afternoon,” he said. “Scariest time my life, even though I was oblivious […]
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Video Report: Covid-19 survivor Niall Murphy arrives home to applause of neighbours
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We will only get through this together, says PIPS head as new service is launched
LOCAL mental health and suicide prevention charity PIPS have launched a Befriending Helpline in response to the Covid-19 crisis. The Antrim Road charity had offered counselling sessions over the phone but is now adding Befriending Helpline, using all the Charity’s Care Team to help those in need. The charity is not government-funded and relies on donations. […]
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Estate agent housing frontline health staff
A LOCAL estate agent is helping to house health workers on the frontline battling Covid-19 – for free. House to Home Estate Agents, based on the Antrim Road decided to do their bit during the crisis to reach out to doctors and nurses treating patients with the deadly virus. Catherine McDyre, from the small family-run […]
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EXCLUSIVE: Care home deaths report will reveal multiple clusters across 17 Belfast sites
When statistics relating to deaths in care homes are released for the first time tomorrow they will show multiple clusters across Belfast sites. A Covid-19 cluster is defined as two or more cases. The figures will also show that at least 17 homes in the greater Belfast area have reported outbreaks of Covid-19 among their […]
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Former blanketman John Thomas is laid to rest
A WELL-KNOWN former blanketman has been laid to rest following his sudden death from Covid-19. John Thomas (JT), who was originally from Sailortown but lived in the New Lodge area, died last Tuesday evening (April 7) in the Mater Hospital as a result of Covid-19 aspiration pneumonia. On Friday morning, locals lined the New Lodge […]
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‘Mixed messages’ from health trusts on home care for clients with Covid-19
Domiciliary care workers are demanding clarity from health trusts on how to deal with clients who are Covid-19 positive. The demand comes as allegations emerged that the Belfast Health and Social Care Trust and the South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust — which extends as far as Twinbrook and Poleglass — have different rules […]
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