Covid-19: Time to rebuild economy as restrictions ease, says Dodds
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image captionShoppers will return to streets when all retailers in Northern Ireland can reopen at the end of April
Northern Ireland can begin rebuilding its economy under plans to ease Covid-19 restrictions from next week, Economy Minister Diane Dodds has said.
On Thursday the Stormont executive agreed reopening dates for some sectors, including hairdressers, non-essential retail and hospitality.
The current lockdown has been in place for more than 100 days in a bid to curb the spread of coronavirus.
Mrs Dodds said precautions would still be needed to reopen businesses safely.