Pupil infection rate concerns + Line of Duty resumes filming after pandemic delay

A NI business leader has said the 'resounding success' of the 'Eat out to Help Out' initiative will be extended.

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News   What's On   Lifestyle              Sep 1, 2020           Dear reader,   The vast majority of Northern Ireland schoolchildren returned to the classroom for the first time since March on Tuesday, but the day was partly overshadowed by revelations about more new coronavirus cases.    In Co Armagh it was announced that a primary two / three classroom has been closed after a pupil tested positive for Covid-19. Pupils who attend the class at Jonesboro Primary School will now have to self-isolate for 14 days from Friday past, August 28.   Meanwhile, speaking on The Nolan Show on BBC Radio Ulster on Tuesday morning, Professor Ian Young, Chief Scientific Officer for Northern Ireland admitted that hundreds of schoolchildren here could expect to contract Covid-19 over the winter. However, Professor Young said he was confident that they had the "systems in place" to cope with that.     A total of 49 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed in Northern Ireland by the Department of Health on Tuesday. It was also revealed that ventilators that help people to breathe are currently being used to treat three people in the Province. No more deaths related to the virus have taken place. . On a lighter note, it was revealed that filming on Line of Duty, the hit BBC television series, has finally resumed in Belfast. Production was halted back in March as the coronavirus pandemic hit but stars like Vicky McClure and Martin Compston are back in production.  Take care   Alistair Bushe, Editor   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.           NI business chief says 'there is no doubt that Eat Out to Help Out will be extended'           A NI business leader has said the 'resounding success' of the 'Eat out to Help Out' initiative will be extended.                 Torax Biosciences launches new 'Best in Class' Hand Sanitiser   Torax Biosciences, a leading Northern Ireland life sciences and biomedical company, has launched a revolutionary new, clinically approved hand sanitiser proven to kill 99.99% of bacteria and viruses.           Call for mandatory masks in NI schools   Face coverings should be made mandatory in Northern Ireland schools, a teaching union has said.           £1.1m programme refocused to support 600 businesses   Economy Minister Diane Dodds has launched the Mid Ulster District Council £1.1million business support programme.                 View more on Coronavirus

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