{"id":19525,"date":"2021-02-01T10:06:00","date_gmt":"2021-02-01T14:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=19525"},"modified":"2021-02-01T10:06:00","modified_gmt":"2021-02-01T14:06:00","slug":"norths-deputy-first-minister-self-isolating-for-second-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=19525","title":{"rendered":"North’s Deputy First Minister Self-Isolating For Second Time"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Northern Ireland\u2019s Deputy First Minister has announced she has gone into self-isolation.<\/p>\n

Michelle O\u2019Neill said she is taking the measure following a positive Covid-19 test result at her home in Co Tyrone.<\/p>\n

\u201cI will work from home to continue to protect families, workers and to take us through this pandemic,\u201d she tweeted on Monday morning.<\/p>\n

This is Ms O\u2019Neill\u2019s second spell in self-isolation.<\/p>\n

She self-isolated last October after a family member tested positive for Covid-19.<\/p>\n

Stormont Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots tested positive for the virus in December.<\/p>\n

He said he did not have any symptoms, but was tested while in hospital with a burst appendix.<\/p>\n

Justice Minister Naomi Long previously said she believes she has had Covid-19.<\/p>\n

She said doctors told her that she was probably infected with the virus last March and has been suffering after-effects since then.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Finance Minister Conor Murphy, Health Minister Robin Swann and Communities Minister Car\u00e1l N\u00ed Chuil\u00edn have also previously self-isolated.<\/p>\n

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