Coronavirus: NI plan to facilitate blocking may not include dates

[ad_1] Image copyright Reuters Screenshot A queue demonstrating social estrangement outside a butcher shop in Londonderry Prime and deputy prime ministers have suggested that they do not support date setting in the phases of lifting blockade restrictions in Northern Ireland. The executive has met to discuss how and when the Covid-19 measures should be facilitated. … Read more

Vintners propose ‘radical’ plan that would let pubs reopen in June

[ad_1] Publicans want to reopen their bars six weeks earlier than scheduled in the government’s pandemic plan. Trade groups have offered up a “radical” plan that would limit the number of people on the premises, ban live music, and make pubs table service only. They hope to convince public health authorities to let them get … Read more

Premier League clubs in ‘bitter division’ over plan involving Aston Villa

[ad_1] Premier League clubs are divided over the idea of ​​ending the season by playing the remaining matches on neutral ground, according to reports. Aston Villa has been out of action since early March, when the Premier League moved to suspend games due to the coronavirus pandemic. Villa’s most recent clash was a 4-0 loss … Read more

Five-stage plan to ease Covid-19 restrictions over 100 days will begin on May 18

[ad_1] Additional reporting by Aoife Moore, Paul Hosford and Liz Dunphy A 100-day journey back to normality for the country has been outlined by Taoiseach Leo Varadkar who said the lockdown is to be lifted in five three-week phases from May 18. From Tuesday, Ireland will begin to cautiously re-emerge from total lockdown but after … Read more

Calls to “stick with the plan” as Covid-19 death toll drops

[ad_1] The number of Covid-19 deaths is declining, but the public must “stick to the plan” and stick to restrictions to reduce viral spread, an infectious disease specialist said. Dr Eoghan De Barra, an infectious disease specialist at Beaumont Hospital in Dublin, was commenting on the latest Covid-19 figures, which show a drop in the … Read more