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The Public Health Agency PCR Covid testing centres across Northern Ireland are closed from Friday
Pictured is the site on Dunce Street, Belfast.

Picture Matt Mackey / Press Eye.

Doctor’s pandemic warning as NI testing sites shutdown

Covid test centres are to close

Northern Ireland Covid PCR test centres shut today

PACEMAKER, BELFAST, 7/4/2020: Testing for Covid 19 of Health service workers at the Balmoral MOT Centre on Belfast's Boucher Road.
PICTURE BY STEPHEN DAVISON

Coronavirus testing sites to close down tomorrow

Lateral flow tests will continue to be available for free in Northern Ireland until at least April 22

Use ‘common sense’ with respiratory illness advice, urges health department

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BT34 is the postcode with the highest number of confirmed cases in Northern Ireland in the last seven days.

Postcodes with the highest number of positive Covid cases in Northern Ireland

Travel Rules will be easing in Northern Ireland from on February 11.

Covid NI: What are the new travel rules for Northern Ireland?

How long does Omicron last and when are you most contagious with Covid?

How long does Omicron last?

BT34 is the postcode with the highest number of confirmed cases in Northern Ireland in the last seven days.

Postcodes with the highest number of positive Covid cases in Northern Ireland

BT34 is the postcode with the highest number of confirmed cases in Northern Ireland in the last seven days.

Postcodes with the highest number of positive Covid cases in Northern Ireland

Can you still test positive for Covid after 10 days and when does isolation end if lateral flow is positive?

What to do if you're still testing positive after 10 days of isolation

BT48 is the postcode with the highest number of confirmed cases in Northern Ireland in the last seven days.

Postcodes with the highest number of positive Covid cases in Northern Ireland

Sign in a bistro window in Belfast asking customers to practice social distancing and to wait to be seated.

Stormont ministers meet to discuss latest Covid-19 surge

This is what a positive lateral flow test looks like.

Travel rules update: Pre-departure covid tests scrapped

PCR tests are no longer needed for those with positive lateral flow in Northern Ireland.

What are the latest changes to PCR tests in Northern Ireland?
Changes have been announced for when you will need a PCR test in Northern Ireland - here's everything you need to know.
Sarah McCann, Search and Trends Writer

The self-isolation period starts immediately from the onset of symptoms or a positive test (Photo: Shutterstock)

The rules on leaving self-isolation if you still test positive after 10 days

Children aged under five should also be given lateral flow tests unless instructed otherwise by their doctor.

Changes made to PCR testing guidance amid record demand in Northern Ireland

Coronavirus PCR test kit

Fully vaccinated close contacts no longer need PCR tests, say PHA

Covid test centres will remain open in Northern Ireland over the Christmas holidays.

Where can I get a Covid test in Northern Ireland over Christmas?

This is what a positive lateral flow test looks like.

Everything you need to know about lateral flow tests

Sir Jeffrey Donaldson

DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson has tested positive for Covid-19.

As the Omicron variant of Covid continues to spread across the UK, you may be wondering if the symptoms differ from other strains of the virus (Photo: Shutterstock)

The 'surprising' Omicron variant symptom that can appear when eating

People queue in London for their Covid booster jab in the wake of the Omicron variant.

Key symptoms of Omicron explained - and does it show up in PCR tests?

Holiday-starved Brits still plan to flee the UK to spend Christmas abroad with l...

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Policy is to wait for vaccine which seems not to have worked as well as expected

Covid passports will become legally enforceable from Monday, December 13, 2021.

Covid NI: How do Covid passports work?
Covid passports will be legally enforceable come Monday, but what are the rules and how do you apply for one?
Sarah McCann, Search and Trends Writer

New travel restrictions come into force in Northern Ireland from Tuesday, December 7, 2021.

What are the new travel rules for entering Northern Ireland?

From 7December UK holidaymakers must take a pre-departure Covid test (Photo: Getty Images)

Pre-departure Covid tests to return for UK travellers in rule crackdown

The Covid vaccine passport has now been introduced into Northern Ireland

Covid Vaccine Passport NI: What are the latest rules?

Masks have once again been made mandatory on transport and in shops in England.

Omicron Variant Covid: What is Omicron Variant?

Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks during a press conference after cases of the new Covid-19 variant were confirmed in the United Kingdom on November 27, 2021 in London, England. UK authorities confirmed today that two cases of the new Omicron Covid-19 variant, which had prompted a flurry of travel bans affecting several countries in Southern Africa, were found in the UK. (Photo by Hollie Adams/Getty Images)

Tighter rules on face masks and PCR tests for foreign travel announced

DUP MLA Paul Frew.

DUP figures remain divided over vaccine passport proposal

(Photo by CHRISTOPHE ARCHAMBAULT/AFP via Getty Images)

43,000 people may have been given wrong negative PCR Covid test results

Antrim and Newtownabbey Council outlines conditions for entry to threatres

The government’s leading advisory body The Joint Committee for Vaccination and Immunisation recommended not to vaccinate children

Ex principal: Children are at a minimal risk of Covid and do not need vaccinated

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has said ministers hope to announce in the next few days the switch from a PCR to a lateral flow test for eligible fully-vaccinated travellers taking their day-two Covid test (Photo: Shutterstock)

PCR Covid tests to be scrapped ‘before half-term’ - which could save families £2...

Vaccinated holiday makers can visit Spain without having to quarantine when they return to NI.

What do I need to travel to Spain? Rules for NI tourists explained

The traffick light system for international travel has been scrapped.

Simpler travel rules come into force

You can now travel to lots of locations from Northern Ireland without having to quarantine.

Northern Ireland Travel Rules: What are the latest travel rules and where can yo...

First Minister Paul Givan, deputy First Minister Michelle O'Neill with and other ministers released the statement.
Photo by Kelvin Boyes / Press Eye.

Executive removes social distancing in some indoor settings

The Balmoral Show yesterday. The show required proof of Covid double vaccines or other tests to gain entry but even so it could have adopted an even stricter approach

Ben Lowry: Colum Eastwood is right to say vaccine passports allow us to open up

The new travel framework is to simplify the current process, a statement from the Northern Ireland Executive said

Northern Ireland traffic light system for international travel to change in Oct

Holiday bookings are expected to soar after the Government announced a relaxation of international travel rules (Photo: Hollie Adams/Getty Images)

Holiday bookings set to soar after government announces relaxation of internatio...

The travel changes are expected to come into force ahead of the October half-term break (Photo: Getty Images)

Overhaul of Covid travel rules expected today with double jabbed set to benefit

Letter to the editor

Masking of pupils and their repeated testing with flawed PCR is an abomination

Rising demand for booking a Covid test in Northern Ireland sees opening hours extended to 8pm.

Everything you need to know to book a Covid test in Northern Ireland

Letter to the editor

Are Covid curbs on our pupils doing them more harm than good?

East Antrim MP Sammy Wilson has criticised Diane Dawson, principal of Braniel PS, for rejecting government guidelines

NI principal under fire for rejecting self-isolation guidelines

Education Minister Michelle McIlveen marked the start of the new term by meeting some new Primary One pupils at Dundonald Primary School. Photo: Matt Mackey / Press Eye

Principals call for urgent review of latest two-day pupil isolation guidance

Get outside says Sir Michael McBride. Pic PressEye

Get outside over bank holiday weekend to slow spread of Covid, chief medic warns

Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly has the highest Covid-19 case rates in England (Photo: Getty Images)

Tourists urged not to visit Cornwall as Covid rates reach highest in England

Handout photo issued by Press Eye of Health Minister Robin Swann during a press conference in Parliament Buildings, Stormont, Belfast.

Swann: More proof battle far from over

NHS staff and key workers receive the coronavirus vaccine (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Self-isolation rules change from today: this is what you need to know

Arrivals returning from Spain must use a PCR test as their mandatory pre-departure test (Photo: Getty Images)

New travel advice issued for Spain as government recommends PCR tests for holida...

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