The Department of Health and the other Departments of the NI Executive are publishing regular press releases on their work relating to Coronavirus. We will be publishing these for reference.
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- 5 January - New phase in Covid-19 vaccination programme is a game-changer
- 5 January - Statement from Economy Minister Diane Dodds on upcoming vocational qualification exams and assessments
- 5 January - Minister announces new measures to support childcare providers
- 5 January - Weir sets out plans for education provision
- 31 December - Guidance on rollout of Covid-19 vaccine
- 28 December - ‘We need a huge collective effort against virus’
- 24 December - Coronavirus (Covid-19) Infection Survey Northern Ireland – 12-18 December 2020
- 23 December - New variant Covid-19 case confirmed in Northern Ireland
- 21 December - Vaccine roll out for Trust staff continues
- 21 December - Mallon approves changes to public transport provision in response to the recent COVID-19 restrictions
- 21 December - Murphy extends protection for business tenancies until end of March
- 18 December - Health Minister welcomes Executive agreement
- 18 December - Latest Department of Health mythbuster on Covid-19 published
- 17 December - Dodds welcomes decision to extend furlough until April
- 11 December - Coronavirus (Covid-19) Infection Survey Northern Ireland – 29 November - 5 December 2020
- 11 December - Covid-19 Services Update
- 10 December - Communities Minister’s £6.5m additional support for vulnerable people over the Christmas period
- 10 December - Vaccines save lives - Health Minister
- 9 December - Ní Chuilín announces £11.7million support for charities
- 8 December - Vaccination programme includes first care home on first day
- 4 December - Coronavirus (Covid-19) Infection Survey Northern Ireland – 22-28 November 2020
- 2 December - Health Minister welcomes Covid-19 vaccine announcement
- 1 December - Mythbuster - What are our GPs doing in this pandemic?
- 26 November - Let’s make the most of the circuit breaker - Health Minister
- 26 November - Coronavirus (Covid-19) Infection Survey Northern Ireland: 15 - 21 November 2020
- 26 November - Minister provides update on planned Covid-19 vaccination programme
- 23 November - Ní Chuilín welcomes additional £27m Covid funding
- 23 November - Murphy announces £300 million support package
- 23 November - Mythbuster - Is rapid mass population testing the answer to the Covid-19 pandemic?
- 20 November - Coronavirus (Covid-19) Infection Survey Northern Ireland: 8 - 14 November 2020
- 20 November - We must maintain our focus on fighting the virus – Health Minister
- 18 November - Minister Swann visits Whiteabbey hospital Nightingale facility
- 17 November - Health minister welcomes enhancements to Covid grant scheme
- 16 November - Covid-19 self-isolation grant enhanced by Communities Minister
- 16 November - ‘We will weather this out’ – Chief Medical Officer
- 15 November - Mythbuster
- 13 November - Coronavirus (Covid-19) Infection Survey Northern Ireland – 31 October To 6 November 2020
- 12 November - Health Minister responds to Executive decision
- 12 November - Minister provides £3.3m to Voluntary, Community and Social Economy Sector
- 9 November - Minister comments on vaccine progress
- 9 November - Communities Minister encourages uptake of debt advice given financial impacts of pandemic
- 5 November - Latest Coronavirus information campaign comes with emotional appeal
- 4 November - Sign Language Covid-19 Support Fund opens
- 3 November - Weekly testing of care staff announced
- 2 November - Ní Chuilín announces funding for community based culture, arts and heritage projects