Executive outlines decisions on Coronavirus response

The Executive has today taken a number of decisions as part of its ongoing response to the Coronavirus pandemic.




Executive statement on face coverings

The Executive has today announced that the use of face coverings in certain indoor settings will be mandatory from Monday August 10.




Minister comments on Covid-19 statistics

The latest total for new Covid-19 cases provides a “wake-up call for the complacent”, Health Minister Robin Swann has warned.




Weir sets out revised plans for the reopening of schools

Education Minister Peter Weir today said he wants all schools to return to more normal patterns of operation and attendance from the week beginning 31 August.




Minister Ní Chuilín to reconvene Partnership Panel

Communities Minister Carál Ní Chuilín has announced that she is to reconvene the Partnership Panel – a body set up to strengthen relationships between the Executive and local government.