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Northern Ireland to announce plan to ease restrictions today

Rebecca Noonan
Rebecca Noonan

06:50 12 May 2020


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Northern Ireland's five-stage plans to gradually emerge from lockdown will be published today.

First Minister Arlene Foster and Deputy First Minister Michelle O'Neill will outline the 'roadmap' to the Stormont assembly.

According to The Irish News, small outdoor gatherings will be allowed in the first phase, but cafes, restaurants and pubs will have to wait until step five before they can open.

First minister Arlene Foster says it's important their plan does what's right for the region.

"It will set out how we can take these gradual steps back, to what will be a different normality - it will be a new normality.

"We will still have social distancing, and we will of course have to ensure there are safe working practices."


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