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Coronavirus: 1,110 cases reported in State, with 21 people in ICU
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Covid-19: NI public urged to keep wearing masks
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image captionThe requirement for people to wear masks on public transport came into effect in Northern Ireland in August last year
Anyone travelling on public transport should continue to wear a mask even if they are no longer required legally, Stormont Infrastructure Minister Nichola Mallon has said.
Stormont ministers will decide the next steps for Northern Ireland on Thursday.
Ms Mallon said she had not seen any evidence to support ending the mandatory use of masks. The data tells us it acts as a mitigation against the virus but it also gives passengers confidence to come back onto our public transport network, she told BBC News NI.
British plans to ease Covid-19 restrictions too risky at this stage, Varadkar says
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Covid-19: No reason not to get Covid vaccine - chief medical officer
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image captionChief medical officer Sir Michael McBride says Covid cases are expected to rise rapidly
There are no reasons not to get the Covid-19 vaccine if eligible, as Northern Ireland experiences a fourth Covid-19 wave, NI s chief medical officer has said.
Sir Michael McBride said cases are expected to increase rapidly.
About 400 people with Covid could be in hospital at any one time by the end of the summer, he added.
But he said if 90% of the population gets their first jab by the end of the month, that could be reduced by half.
Coronavirus: Walk-in Covid vaccine clinics to open this weekend
By Lesley-Anne McKeown
It is part of health efforts to get more people, particularly younger age groups, vaccinated.
In Belfast, a walk-in unit opened in the grounds of City Hall at 14:30 BST this afternoon, offering the Pfizer jab to anyone unvaccinated aged over-18.
Bernie Owens, from Belfast Trust, said: We are coming to the end of the vaccination programme, we are so close. So we are trying to do this final push to get the 18 to 29-year-olds, and the 30 to 40-year-olds who ve been later being offered the vaccination appointments, to come forward now and we re trying to make it as accessible for them as is possible, the senior director continued.
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