Nurse’s touching TV tribute on day of reflection No deaths with COVID-19 reported in last 24 hours in NI

No deaths with COVID-19 reported in last 24 hours in NI

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Subscribe              Mar 24, 2021           Dear reader A year on from the beginning of lockdown and we have been reflecting today on some of the personal stories of heartbreak during the last 12 months.  A relative of one of the oldest Orangemen in Northern Ireland has recalled how difficult it was to say goodbye to him with such a small, restricted funeral.  Robbie Alexander, who lived in the far west of Co Tyrone, died late last May at the height of the first wave of the pandemic. He had been an Orangeman for 77 years, but because of the restrictions, just a small number of mourners were permitted. His family understood the need for the restrictions, but that did not make it any easier. The pandemic also caused personal heartache for the Lagan Valley MP Sir Jeffrey Donaldson, who lost his father Jim, and again his family were unable to give Mr Donaldson a traditional funeral.  Sir Jeffrey admitted it had been a "real challenge" for the Donaldson family to say goodbye to his father with just 10 people permitted to attend.  Wednesday brought some positive news in the ongoing battle with Covid-19. No deaths relating to the virus were recorded over the previous 24 hours in Northern Ireland. There were 139 new cases of Covid-19 diagnosed in the same period.  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.               No deaths with COVID-19 reported in last 24 hours in NI           No deaths have been reported of people with COVID-19 in Northern Ireland in the last 24 hours, the Department of Health have revealed.                 Lockdown one year on: 'Minimising mourners meant fewer funerals'   A relative of one of the oldest Orangemen in the country has lamented the relatively-low key funeral they were forced to stage for him – but believes it was the right move to prevent further fatalities.           Concern as hundreds of ROI residents who are not entitled to Covid-19 vaccine are taking up valuable booking slots in NI   The European Union has discovered 29 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine it claims it was unaware of, in a warehouse in Italy, it has emerged.           Spain is lifting its travel ban on UK arrivals at the end of March - what it means for holidays   Spain has announced it will lift its entry restrictions for travellers from the UK at the end of the month following a three month ban.           Nurse's touching TV tribute on day of reflection   Tributes have been paid to those who have lost their lives to Covid during the past 12 months.           Education Minister Peter Weir rejects call to press for cancellation of post-primary transfer test   The Education Minister has rejected a call to intervene to prevent academic selection tests being held in the autumn.           Passengers may need to wear face masks on planes 'until 2022' - what Ryanair boss said   People will be required to wear face coverings on Ryanair flights potentially until next year, the airline's boss has said.           Boris Johnson has said 'greed' and 'capitalism' are behind the UK's Covid vaccine success   Boris Johnson has told Tory MPs that "capitalism" and "greed" are behind the UK's vaccine drive success.           Seven in 10 office workers believe colleagues should only be allowed back at their desks when they have been vaccinated against Covid-19, research has revealed   A survey of 1,000 UK office workers who are currently on furlough or are working from home revealed more than half (51 per cent) can't wait to head back in to do their job.                 View more news

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