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Five patients on NI cancer ward test positive for Covid-19

Five patients on NI cancer ward test positive for Covid-19 — The ward is closed to admissions (Niall Carson/PA)

Tue, 25 Aug, 2020 - 16:41

Michael McHugh and Rebecca Black, PA

Five patients on a cancer ward in Northern Ireland have tested positive for Covid-19.

It is the second cluster of infections at Craigavon Area Hospital in Co Armagh.

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