Children and staff at NI day care centre told to quarantine for 14 days after child tests positive

We can stay on top of Covid-19, but we need everyone's help, write MICHAEL McBRIDE and IAN YOUNG

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News   What's On   Lifestyle              Aug 11, 2020           Good afternoon,   Six months ago it would have been hard to imagine that the wearing of face masks could become such a common sight in Northern Ireland.      With preparations now being made for children and teachers to return to the classroom, it is inevitable that the ongoing debate on face coverings should extend to whether they also should be mandatory in the school setting.    While it is expected that the Department of Education will publish guidance to schools later this week, it emerged today that Belfast Royal Academy has said that their pupils, staff and visitors must wear face masks when they return for the new term.   Meanwhile, another 48 people in Northern Ireland have tested positive for coronavirus in the past 24 hours, according to the Department of Health.  Once again this increasing number of cases is a cause for concern and highlights the continuing threat from Covid-19 and how important it is for everyone to play their part in tackling it.   Keep safe,   Valerie Martin Head of Content   Want total access to all of our online content? You can subscribe to our website, newsletter.co.uk for just £1 a month for 3 months - and it couldn't be easier. Signing up will get you faster-loading articles, fewer adverts and access to exclusive content and events when we run them. To learn more, visit our Subscriptions page here.               Chief medic and chief scientist: It is up to all of us and our actions whether or not Covid surges again           We can stay on top of Covid-19, but we need everyone's help, write MICHAEL McBRIDE and IAN YOUNG                 Nine in 10 teachers 'believe Covid-19 outbreak will damage mental health'   Nine in 10 teachers surveyed believe the Covid-19 outbreak will damage the mental health and wellbeing of pupils, a children's charity in Northern Ireland has said.           School return guidelines awaiting sign-off by chief scientific advisors   Northern Ireland schools are still waiting on updated guidance from Stormont on the full-time return of pupils next month.           Business groups warn of 'high streets emergency' as jobless total soars by 6,000 in NI since start of March   Business groups have warned of a "high streets emergency "after new figures revealed that more than 6,000 jobs losses have been proposed by employers in Northern Ireland since the beginning of March.           Commuting beyond the coronavirus   The Coronavirus pandemic has radically transformed the way people travel to and from work, both here in Northern Ireland and across the UK.                 View more on Coronavirus

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