Northern Ireland's health minister Robin Swann is to recommend tightening coronavirus restrictions when the Stormont Executive meets today.
Concrete action is needed to slow the spread of Covid-19, he warned. He said they needed to act now to avoid more restrictions at a later date. "The message is simple.
The summer is over. "In common with other jurisdictions, we have decisions to make on how we stem a disturbing increase in Covid cases. "I believe concrete action is now necessary." The minister said decisions would be required on whether it would apply to Northern Ireland as a whole or to more localised areas with higher rates of infection.