Two wards remain closed at Ulster Hospital in Dundonald, on the outskirts of Belfast, due to outbreaks of Covid
BBC News NI understands that both patients and staff at the Ulster Hospital have been affected by the outbreaks
Additional cleaning and infection control measures have been put in place by the hospital to tackle the outbreak.The move is being reviewed on a daily basis, a spokesperson for the South Eastern Health trust told BBC News NI in a statement. Over the past month, 96 patients tested positive for the virus on admission to the hospital and 16 others tested positive during their stay.
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