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NI Covid-19 restrictions to be reviewed in four weeks

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Northern Ireland's strict lockdown measures will be reviewed in four weeks' time, the First Minister has said. Arlene Foster said people needed to work together and adhere to public health measures to "overcome this dreadful virus".

The post-Christmas lockdown was extended by Stormont ministers on Thursday for a further four weeks until 5 March  It had been scheduled to end next month.

Transmission rates are decreasing slowly and new, more contagious variants are causing Stormont ministers concern. The restrictions ultimately may not be lifted until after Easter.

It comes as the Department of Health confirmed 14 more people had died of Covid-19 in Northern Ireland - 13 in the past 24 hours.

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