NI will be in lockdown in January or February Professor of Global Public Health Devi Sridhar tells Stormont health committee - Executive considering imposing ban on household mixing on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day - Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine due to arrive in NI next week

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NI will be in lockdown in January or February Professor of Global Public Health Devi Sridhar tells Stormont health committee - Executive considering imposing ban on household mixing on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day - Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine due to arrive in NI next week

By Andrew Quinn

Deputy Group Live Editor

Published 3rd Dec 2020, 10:44 BST

Updated 3rd Dec 2020, 18:07 BST

One of the world’s most revered public health experts has told the Stormont Health Committee that she thinks the relaxation of restrictions over the Christmas period will result in Northern Ireland entering into another lockdown in January and/or February.

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placeholder image — The professore said a return to lockdown is inevitable if restrictions are relaxed over Christmas.

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