The main sports hall at Greenmount campus is also used to host large conferences. \ Cliff Mason.
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Facilities at CAFRE’s Greenmount campus will be made available for the health service during the coronavirus pandemic, Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots has said.
“An agreement has been reached for the Northern Trust to use the accommodation at Greenmount Campus and further work is ongoing around using Enniskillen Campus in a similar way,” Minister Poots confirmed at the NI Executive’s COVID-19 briefing.
The Health Service have also been offered AFBI laboratories for coronavirus testing.
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“We will continue to scope how else we can join up with other Departments, we are all in this together,” Minister Poots said.
Meanwhile, Health officials are also weighing up potential sites for field hospitals, including the use of Balmoral Park outside Lisburn, the home of the Balmoral Show.
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Facilities at CAFRE’s Greenmount campus will be made available for the health service during the coronavirus pandemic, Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots has said.
“An agreement has been reached for the Northern Trust to use the accommodation at Greenmount Campus and further work is ongoing around using Enniskillen Campus in a similar way,” Minister Poots confirmed at the NI Executive’s COVID-19 briefing.
The Health Service have also been offered AFBI laboratories for coronavirus testing.
“We will continue to scope how else we can join up with other Departments, we are all in this together,” Minister Poots said.
Meanwhile, Health officials are also weighing up potential sites for field hospitals, including the use of Balmoral Park outside Lisburn, the home of the Balmoral Show.
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