Easter holidays - how far from home can you go and can you cross the border?

No deaths of patients with COVID-19 in last 24 hours but 161 test positive

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Subscribe              Mar 17, 2021           Dear reader The Stormont Executive is facing renewed criticism from the business and hospitality sectors after Tuesday's announcement about the planned lifting of restrictions in Northern Ireland.  While the Executive confirmed a return of all pupils to schools after Easter, along with other measures like click and collect for non-essential retail and a return of outdoor sports training, there was no indication about when hospitality will return.  The chorus of criticism has been led by Simon Hamilton, the chief executive of Belfast Chamber, who claimed that an opportunity to give hope to business had been lost.  Northern Ireland has recorded a 24-hour period without a single Covid-19 related death, the Department of Health confirmed on Wednesday.  The number of new Covid-19 cases also remains at a modest level, with 161 infections recorded over the last 24 hours.    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.           Easter holidays - how far from home can you go and can you cross the border?           The Executive office has confirmed that it intends to lift the 10 mile limit on travelling from home, from April 12.                 NO deaths of patients with COVID-19 in last 24 hours but 161 test positive   There have been NO deaths in the last 24 hours of people who tested positive for Covid-19, the latest Department of Health dashboard has revealed.           Lockdown leaving NI business owners 'utterly devoid of hope'   Many businesses in Northern Ireland have been left "utterly devoid of hope" by a lack of information on how and when they can reopen, according to local business leaders.           Roughly 35% of Northern Ireland population has had first Covid jab   The Department of Health has announced that the number of vaccinations provided had reached just under 692,300.           NI respiratory consultant slams Republic of Ireland's 'reckless' decision to suspend use of Astra Zeneca vaccine   A Northern Ireland respiratory consultant has branded the Republic of Ireland regulatory authorities "very reckless" for suspending the use of the Astra Zeneca vaccine.           PM 'deeply, deeply sorry' for impact of Covid one year on   Boris Johnson has said he is "deeply, deeply sorry" for the loss of lives in the past 12 months due to Covid-19.           Ex Principal: One day children will ask why they were denied once-in-a-lifetime chances that arise from being at school   What are we waiting for?           GB suppliers deciding that trading in NI is now 'too much hassle' - food services provider says he has changed 25 suppliers   A leading food services company has expressed concern that GB suppliers are deciding that trading in Northern Ireland is not worth the hassle of extra Brexit bureaucracy.                 View more news

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