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The Last Word With Matt Cooper

Why Is COVID-19 So Bad In Northern Ireland?

Northern Ireland is experiencing a surge in COVID-19 cases, with 828 people having tested positive i...
Sarah Stacey
Sarah Stacey

5:48 PM - 7 Oct 2020



The Last Word With Matt Cooper

Why Is COVID-19 So Bad In Northern Ireland?

Sarah Stacey
Sarah Stacey

5:48 PM - 7 Oct 2020

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Northern Ireland is experiencing a surge in COVID-19 cases, with 828 people having tested positive in the past 24 hours.

The 14-day incidence rate per 100,000 in the Republic is 114.3, while in the North it's 308.8.

But are restrictions in the six counties sufficient, and do we need an all-island approach?

Belfast-based freelance journalist Amanda Ferguson and Professor Sam McConkey, Infectious Disease Specialist at RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, joined us to discuss this.

Why Is COVID-19 So Bad In Northern Ireland?

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