Work under way to identify any spread of Omicron in Northern Ireland

Robin Swann will update the Assembly on Monday on the measures being deployed in response to the emergence of the Omicron variant (PA) (PA)

Plans have been activated to identify any spread of the Omicron variant in Northern Ireland, Stormont’s Health Minister has said.

Robin Swann also urged the public to follow basic steps to help prevent the spread of all variants of Covid-19, and underlined the continuing importance of vaccination.