Full return of pupils in NI ‘a very positive day for young people’

Stormont leaders confident of announcing timetable for further easing

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Subscribe              Apr 12, 2021           Dear reader Today is another significant day in the battle with coronavirus in Northern Ireland as we continue on the right path out of lockdown.  All school pupils in Northern Ireland returned to the classroom after the Easter break, with pupils in years eight to 11 back, incredibly, for the first time since before Christmas.  Education Minister Peter Weir hailed it as a "very positive day for young people".  Other relaxations here saw the reopening of garden centres and car washes, while restrictions on outdoor sport were eased further. However, we remain behind the rest of the UK and hopefully Thursday''s next Executive meeting brings more hope to the retail and hospitality sectors.  In another sign that the fight with Covid-19 is going in the right direction, the Nightingale facility at Belfast City Hospital has been de-escalated in what the Belfast Health Trust has described as a "significant milestone" in the fight against Covid-19. Patients with the virus will now be treated at the Mater Hospital, as they were before the surge in cases last autumn.  Northern Ireland recorded no new deaths from Covid-19 in the last 24 hours while there have been another 97 new cases of the virus diagnosed.  With Northern Ireland having passed one million vaccinations over the weekend, Health Minister Robin Swann thanked the vaccine teams who have played such a key role in the success story here. Alistair Bushe Editor You can sign up for a digital subscription with The News Letter for just £1 per month. That's less than a cup of coffee. You will get full access to all our stories, exclusives, features, political analysis and much more all with 70% fewer ads. There are no obligations once signed up and you can cancel anytime (though we hope you won't). Join us today. Subscribe to gain access to quality Northern Ireland journalism you can trust.           Full return of pupils in NI 'a very positive day for young people'           Northern Ireland's Education Minister Peter Weir has hailed the full return of all pupils to school as a "very positive day for young people".                 Health Minister Robin Swann thanks vaccine teams as 'every jab takes us further down the pathway towards a better and safer future'   Health Minister Robin Swann has thanked vaccine teams after surpassing the one million vaccines milestone.           NO deaths in last 24 hours of people with Covid-19 and 97 people test positive   The death toll in Northern Ireland remains at 2,129 after 24 hours with no deaths with Covid-19 in Northern Ireland.           Most over-80s have now had both doses   Most of those in the over-80s age category in Northern Ireland have now had their second dose of coronavirus vaccine, the latest figures from Stormont show.           New advice on AstraZeneca vaccine will see jab limited to over 60s in ROI   The National Immunisation Advisory Committee (Niac) in the Republic of Ireland looks set to recommend the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine is limited to people aged 60 and over.           Stormont leaders confident of announcing timetable for further easing   Progress in tacking Covid-19 has created enough headroom to allow for further lockdown relaxations in Northern Ireland, Michelle O'Neill has said.           Business leaders make plea for date to reopen the economy - 'the next few weeks will be make or break'   Business leaders have urged the Stormont Executive to give clear dates this week for when the economy in Northern Ireland will be allowed to reopen.                 View more news

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