Coronavirus briefing: Off-licences ordered to close

Every off-licence in Northern Ireland has been ordered to shut immediately by the Executive in Stormont.

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News   What's On   Lifestyle              Mar 25, 2020           Good evening, It has been another day of fast-moving developments as the coronavirus crisis continues and we have been working hard once again to bring you the most important information. Your News Letter team Here are some of today's key developments: A seventh person has died in Northern Ireland after testing positive for coronavirus, the Public Health Agency confirmed today. One of the latest to sadly die of the virus has today been named as 80-year-old grandmother Magdalene Mitchell. Around 400,000 people in the UK have volunteered in a single day to help the NHS deal with vulnerable people during the crisis. The scheme - aimed at relieving pressure on the NHS - will see volunteers helping to deliver food and medicines, phoning the isolated and driving patients to appointments. You can volunteer your services here During the daily government briefing this evening Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the UK is ordering a 'huge number of tests'. Today the government announced vehicle owners would be granted an MOT exemption due to the virus outbreak. Full details can be found here           All NI off-licences MUST close immediately to help slowdown spread of COVID-19           Every off-licence in Northern Ireland has been ordered to shut immediately by the Executive in Stormont.                 Around 80 workers walk out of NI meat factory over Covid-19 measures   Workers have walked out of a NI meat factory site over safety fears relating to Covid-19 measures.           NI food writer: I've had very mild Covi-19 but this is very serious   A Co Armagh writer and TV presenter has said not everybody who gets Covid-19 will become seriously ill after he had no extreme symptoms.                 View more on Coronavirus

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