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The Northern Ireland executive says he “will consider his plan for a gradual, strategic approach to recovery” at a meeting on Monday.
A statement was released on Sunday night by Prime Minister Arlene Foster and Deputy Prime Minister Michelle O’Neill.
Politicians in NI had emphasized the “stay home message” ahead of the prime minister’s speech on Sunday.
The executive has already extended the blockade in NI until May 28.
Arlene Foster and Michelle O’Neill participated in a Cobra call on Sunday afternoon with the Prime Minister.
On Sunday night, Boris Johnson unveiled a “conditional plan” to reopen the partnership, allowing people in England to spend more time outdoors since Wednesday.
Ms Foster said Sunday night, “We have flattened the infection curve, reduced the R rate to less than one and protected our health service, but we are not out of the woods yet.”
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Arlene Foster said the overall message remained “stay home”
“It is important that we follow this advice,” he added.
“As the executive begins finalizing our recovery plans, we must strike a balance between continuing to protect lives and the health service and giving people hope for the future.
“The changes that we will introduce will be gradual, proportionate and based on scientific and medical advice and will be taken at the right time and in the best interest of the people of Northern Ireland.”
Ms. O’Neill said, “We are at a critical stage in the fight against the virus, and therefore our recovery must be gradual, gradual, and strategic.”
He added: “The decisions that this executive will make in the coming days and weeks are some of the biggest that we will have to make.
“We know that six weeks after the restrictions, people need some light at the end of the tunnel.
“We also know that recovery will only occur one step at a time, otherwise it risks undermining the sacrifices people have already made and increases the risk of a second spike in the future.”
Health officials in England have changed their message to “stay alert” regarding the ongoing coronavirus outbreak.
In NI, the message remains the same.
Earlier Sunday, Ms. Foster said the overall message remained “stay home.”
He added that Northern Ireland will have a “road map” to get out of the running of the bulls earlier in the week.
She said that people in Northern Ireland had complied with social distancing regulations, although “compliance is starting to deteriorate.”
Deputy Prime Minister Michelle O’Neill and Health Minister Robin Swann tweeted “stay home” messages on Sunday.
Alliance deputy director Stephen Farry said in a cross-call with the prime minister on Sunday, he had expressed concern about the “stay alert” message.
SDLP leader Colum Eastwood said he felt the message “doesn’t make any sense and nobody will understand it.”
“I told Boris Johnson very clearly that he is not a thief, we are concerned that he is a virus,” he added.
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Colum Eastwood said he felt the “stay alert” message “doesn’t make any sense”
And Ulster Unionist leader Steve Aiken said: “We firmly believe that now is not the time to change the message or the direction.
“Until the R rate drops, we must continue to stay home, continue to protect our NHS, and above all, continue to save lives.”
On Sunday morning, the Scottish Prime Minister asked the UK government not to announce his new “alert” message north of the border.
Nicola Sturgeon said: “Given the critical point at which we find ourselves fighting the virus, #StayHomeSaveLives remains my clear message to Scotland at this stage.”
On Sunday, five more people diagnosed with coronavirus were reported to have died in Northern Ireland.
That brings the number of Covid-19-related deaths to 435, according to figures from the Department of Health.
They show that the number of people with a complete positive laboratory test is now 4,119.
The total number of laboratory tests completed is 38,984.
These figures are one of two sets published in Northern Ireland.
The others are weekly statistics from the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (Nisra), covering all deaths where coronavirus has been recorded on the death certificate.
Figures released by the Northern Ireland Statistics Agency (Nisra) showed on Friday that 516 overall coronavirus-related deaths have been reported in NI, including 232 in nursing homes and four in hospices.
Official statistics on Friday showed that, for a second week, there were more deaths in nursing homes (71) than in hospitals (39).
Overall, there have been 232 coronavirus related nursing home deaths.
Deputy Prime Minister Michelle O’Neill has called for universal testing for Covid-19 in all Northern Ireland care homes immediately.
Another 269 people diagnosed with Covid-19 died in the UK, as reported on Sunday, with a total of 31,855.
The figures count deaths in hospitals, residences and the community.
On Sunday, another 12 people with Covid-19 were reported to have died in the Republic of Ireland.
The number of coronavirus-related deaths in the country increases to 1,458.
