Covid-19: Health department's coronavirus powers to be extended
Northern Ireland's Health Minister Robin Swann has set out plans to extend his department's powers under the Coronavirus Act for another six months.repeated his view that it is important to keep the ability to introduce Covid restrictions if neededHowever, he acknowledged it would be almost impossible to re-introduce Covid rules in the absence of an executive.
The act is a legal tool to bring in restrictions, but without an executive in place it could be ineffective. "In line with that legislation, I plan to bring those measures before the House in the near future. I sincerely hope that these powers do not need to be used, but I cannot assume that there will be no need to protect the public from a new variant in future.
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