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By Andrew Quinn
Published 10th Mar 2021, 10:33 BST
Updated 10th Mar 2021, 18:09 BST
Critically ill patients with Covid-19 requiring intensive care in Northern Ireland's Nightingale facility in Belfast City Hospital have been infected with a superbug known as Glycopeptide Resistant Enterococci (GRE), the Public Health Agency (PHA) has confirmed.
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