Close-contact services such as hairdressers can reopen on Monday and click-and-collect retail can resume.
Northern Ireland Health Minister Robin Swann has asked for a meeting with Irish Health Minister Stephen Donnelly Mr Swann called for the Irish government to elicit an "appropriate and proportionate" response to recent transmission data on both sides of the border.
had been detected in Northern Ireland. It is the first time it has been confirmed in Northern Ireland, but three cases were detected in the Republic of Ireland last month.Mr Donnelly said he did not believe new Irish cross-border travel restrictions were "warranted", given the current Covid-19 situation although he expected to speak to Mr Swann about the issue this week. Irish Agriculture Minister Charlie McConalogue said he did not believe enforcement to prevent non-essential cross-border journeys is the best way forward. "If you're able to travel from Buncrana to Cork you should be able to travel from Buncrana to Derry," he told BBC Radio Foyle. He said he was confident in the public health advice "that NPHET has advised inter-county travel is safe now, within the guidance being provided".In recent days, there have been calls for a ramping up of the Covid-19 vaccination programme to curb a spike in infection rates in County Donegal.Dr Tony Holohan, the Irish chief medical officer, has warned of the county's persistently high infection rates.Last week, 84 cases of Covid-19
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