Daily Mirror (Northern Ireland)
FOUGHT VIRUS
Leaders finding the crisis ‘as hard as everybody else’
politically lead at this time of crisis. I think sometimes people think politicians are people apart, that somehow we live a different reality – our reality is the same as everybody else’s.”
The interview aired on the Sophy Ridge On Sunday programme on
are associated with healthcare workers, accounting for 32% of the overall total.
A total of 3,222 people were in hospital with coronavirus and 394 were admitted to intensive care.
A total of 51 remain in ICU fighting for their lives, which is down 68%
Sky News. The pair were quizzed on everything from Brexit to their own personal challenges during the pandemic.
Mrs Foster said hindsight will show what they could have done differently.
Both she and Ms O’neill agree
from the peak in early April.
The median age of confirmed cases is 48, with a split of 57% female, and 43% male.
Dublin has the highest number of cases at 11,873 followed by Cork with 1,428 cases and then Kildare with 1,392 cases. Of those for whom
Northern Ireland is taking its own approach to the pandemic and between them said there are benefits to working with both Dublin and London.
On the issue of Brexit, Mrs Foster said the nature of protocol meant there were always going to be checks between Northern Ireland and Great Britain.
In relation to personal issues, the First Minister said her hairdresser was one, adding: “I need my hairdresser as much as anyone else.” transmission status is known – community transmission accounts for 59%.
The Republic’s Health Service Executive chief Paul Reid said the speed of testing has increased with 98% of tests returning with a negative result.