Health Minister Robin Swann has said it is "highly unlikely" that coronavirus restrictions will be eased at the end of the six-week lockdown on February 6.

Stormont is to limit plenary business to law-making to reduce the numbers using the building during the pandemic.

Another 26 people have died after contracting Covid-19, the Department of Health has said.

The chief medical officers in Northern Ireland and the Republic have issued a joint plea to the public to stay at home amid high levels of Covid-19 across the island.

One of two Brazilian coronavirus variants was detected in the UK ahead of ministers banning the arrival of travellers from South America to limit the spread of a concerning new strain, a leading virologist has said.

The coronavirus-linked death toll in Northern Ireland has passed 2,000, according figures released this morning.

PRINCIPALS have reacted with fury at claims the cancellation of transfer tests will "limit children's opportunities".

THE traditional St Patrick's Day celebrations in Belfast have been cancelled for the second consecutive year due to the coronavirus pandemic.