Stormont's Health Minister has warned that further coronavirus restrictions may be necessary if pressures on Northern Ireland's health service continue to mount.
Robin Swann said the Executive will do all it can to avoid imposing fresh measures and added that another lockdown would represent a "detrimental step" for the region.
Mr Swann stressed the importance of driving up vaccination rates as a way to prevent the reintroduction of restrictions over the winter period.
The minister said the local health service simply does not have enough staff to cope with the current pressures. He said the pandemic has exacerbated problems caused by years of under-investment in the system. "I don't have enough nurses, I don't have enough doctors," he told