Michelle O’Neill urges ‘cautious approach’ to easing further restrictions in Northern Ireland

Michelle O’Neill said she planned to visit a hospital to talk to staff. Picture: Peter Morrison/PA

Northern Ireland’s deputy First Minister has urged a cautious approach to further lockdown relaxations amid high Covid rates and pressures on the health service.

Michelle O’Neill returned to Stormont on Monday following her own battle with the virus which she described as having “floored her”.