Covid-19: Omicron to hit Northern Ireland 'like a tonne of bricks'
by the end of December in a worst-case scenario.
However, the deputy first minister said action could be announced earlier than Wednesday if necessary.Hospitals in Northern Ireland could be under even more pressure in January, say health officials But she said the nature, the timing and the duration of that intervention was yet to be decided by ministers.Ms O'Neill added that "everything is on the table" in terms of the actions that might be required.
"The public health officials' advice is to wait. We're very much being led by the health and scientific advice," said Ms O'Neill.
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