The Department of Health confirms that today a further thirteen people have sadly lost their lives to Covid-19.

Economy Minister Diane Dodds has announced how vocational qualifications will be awarded to learners in Northern Ireland and stressed that the majority should be awarded by the end of August.

Northern Ireland Executive ministers and their officials have over the past 24 hours been involved in a number of initiatives and critical decisions relating to the Coronavirus emergency.

Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey MLA, today praised council staff and local voluntary and community groups for enabling the delivery of more than 23,000 food packages to the most vulnerable in society during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey today published her Department’s Community Response Plan – setting out 15 actions being taken forward to support the grassroots community response to COVID-19.