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The Stormont Executive is meeting on Thursday to discuss the current lockdown restrictions. It is understood ministers will discuss extending the restrictions to March 5. The six-week lockdown announced in December is due to end on February 6. Belfast Beat Newsletter Enter email address Sign Up Health Minister Robin Swann said he would bring a paper for ministers to consider around restrictions. While he did not reveal his recommendations, he said that this is “not the time to open any floodgates”. The rate of infections has slowed however hospitals remain under pressure. On Wednesday, t...

The Executive is to meet on Thursday to discuss the current coronavirus restrictions and tackling the virus's spread across Northern Ireland - with reports the health minister is to propose extending current measures.

Updated / Thursday, 21 Jan 2021 22:28 Northern Ireland's coronavirus lockdown restrictions have been extended to 5 March. Stormont Health Minister Robin Swann proposed the step to help drive down case numbers, saying this was "not the time to open any floodgates". Ministerial colleagues at the Executive agreed the move following a meeting in Dungannon, Co Tyrone. The measures will be reviewed next month, but there are suggestions the restrictions could ultimately continue until Easter in early April. An extended lockdown began after Christmas with the closure of non-essential retailers, sch...

Some trusts were close to declaring a major incident, before extra staff were drafted in, it is understood.