Health Minister to ask for tightening of coronavirus restrictions + positive cases in 64 schools

The Belfast mother of a 12-year-old autistic boy said her family "struggled to get through every day" of lockdown, due to the withdrawal of education, respite care and support services.

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Subscribe              Sep 9, 2020           Good afternoon,   There is no doubt the news that positive Covid-19 cases have been reported in 64 separate schools across Northern Ireland will bring concern to many families.   Just two weeks into the new school term, which was met by a strange mix of relief and anxiety, it has emerged that 88 cases have been recorded among pupils or staff, according to the Department of Education.   Health Minister Robin Swann indicated this afternoon that he would recommend a further tightening of some restrictions to tomorrow's Executive meeting.   Meanwhile, Prince William paid tribute to Northern Ireland's emergency services during a visit to the Province today.   "Your dedication is not only apparent when we are faced with a global pandemic," he said.     Keep safe.   Valerie Martin, Head of Content.   Want total access to all of our online content? You can subscribe to our website, newsletter.co.uk for just £1 a month for 3 months - and it couldn't be easier. Signing up will get you faster-loading articles, fewer adverts and access to exclusive content and events when we run them. To learn more, visit our Subscriptions page here.                             Autistic people and their families "abandoned" during pandemic           The Belfast mother of a 12-year-old autistic boy said her family "struggled to get through every day" of lockdown, due to the withdrawal of education, respite care and support services.                 GP surgery scales back service as doctors develop coronavirus   A GP surgery in Co Down has scaled down to an emergency-only service after two staff members tested positive for coronavirus.           Coronavirus NI: 49 more cases diagnosed in last 24 hours | 607 cases in last 7 days | no deaths in last 24 hours   Another 49 people have been diagnosed with COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, the Department of Health have revealed.           Job and skills being offered in NI response to COVID-19 - see what jobs and courses would suit you   The Department for Communities and Department for the Economy have launched a new Jobs & Skills campaign page on nidirect as part of the response to COVID-19.           Five arrested following incidents in Holyland area of South Belfast - 'we do not want to see anyone gaining a criminal record'   Police in south Belfast have made five arrests in the early hours of this morning (Wednesday 9 September) following reports of a number of incidents in the Holyland area of south Belfast.           Belfast school forced to cancel trip to Holland due to Covid is to get full refund of almost £45,000   A Belfast school forced to cancel trips to Holland because of the Covid-19 crisis has settled a legal bid to secure refunds from the tour operator.           City centre restaurant reveals two staff have tested positive for COVID-19 - premises temporarily closed for 'deep clean'   A top city centre restaurant has revealed that two team members have tested positive for COVID-19.           Ulster Carpets blames pandemic as it announces 70 jobs are at risk in NI   Ulster Carpets has announced that 70 jobs are at risk in Northern Ireland.                 View more on Coronavirus

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