Health secretary Steve Barclay tells LBC there are no shortages of antibiotics to tackle Strep A outbreak - after nine children died from the infection
"When my daughter was born there was no other option than to bring her home and raise her amongst the greatest people in the world on the Shankill Road.
He added: "To everyone from Belfast to Northern Ireland to her family in Canada thank you all for every thought.Hanna Roap, who attended Victoria Primary School in Penarth, Wales, died after contracting strep A last month.Black Mountain Primary School in Derry posted a message announcing her death on Facebook.
"To assist in supporting our pupils and staff at this sad time, additional trained staff from the Education Authority Critical Incident Response Team have been engaged and will be providing support to the school. The UK Health Security Agency said it was important that "accurate information is shared with the school community" in Hampshire.
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