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Coronavirus: Executive to confirm if lockdown easing can proceed
Jun 4, 2020
The Stormont Executive is to meet later to confirm whether some planned changes to Northern Ireland's lockdown can start on Monday.
Vulnerable people advised to shield should be allowed outdoors from 8 June, ministers have already agreed.
Large retailers including car showrooms and shops in retail parks are aiming to reopen then, and outdoor weddings with 10 people present will also be allowed.
But the moves will only be confirmed if the R-number has stayed below one.
The R-number, or reproduction number, is the average number of people that one coronavirus-infected person will pass the virus on to.
Last week, the executive said the R-number in Northern Ireland was sitting at 0.9, and that it would only allow more restrictions to be eased if it was still below one when it meets later.
Ministers will receive an update from the executive's chief medical officer and chief scientific officer about where the R-number is sitting, before they can confirm the changes that have already been provisionally announced.
It is understood the executive is not expected to announce plans to lift any other restrictions at this stage.
Shielders and phone shops
The executive's five-step Pathway to Recovery does not include a timetable for each of the phases, but if these moves are allowed to begin, it means Northern Ireland will have implemented some of step two in the blueprint.
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