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Stormont\u2019s First and Deputy First Ministers have urged people to stay apart on Mother\u2019s Day.<\/p>\nStormont\u2019s First and Deputy First Ministers have urged people to stay apart on Mother\u2019s Day.<\/p>\n
They praised those working on the front line of the battle against Covid-19.<\/p>\n
DUP leader Arlene Foster said it is normally a day when children of all ages say thank you to their mothers, but this year would be \u201cvery different\u201d.<\/p>\n
She expressed gratitude to all those engaged today, and every day, in the service of others.<\/p>\n
Sinn F\u00e9in\u2019s Michelle O\u2019Neill said: \u201cEveryone loves their mummy. I know that I do.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd on Mother\u2019s Day, we normally make a big effort to spoil them and to spend time with them.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis year we have to do it differently.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis year we are asking you not to put your mummy or anyone else\u2019s mummy at risk.<\/p>\n
\u201cPlease maintain the social distancing the Public Health Agency have asked you to do.<\/p>\n
\u201cPlease follow that public health advice help protect yourself and help protect others.\u201d<\/p>\n
The UK’s National Trust has closed its parks and gardens to help restrict the spread of infection.<\/p>\n
Ulster Rugby has offered its Kingspan Stadium in Belfast for drive-through testing or other community services, chief executive Jonny Petrie said.<\/p>\n
Ulster GAA and the IFA have offered the same for venues across Northern Ireland.<\/p>\n
End-of-school parties and anti-social behavior by young people are being reported, despite what doctors believe is the impending catastrophe of coronavirus.<\/p>\n
A senior Belfast doctor warned that huge numbers of patients will die during the pandemic.<\/p>\n
Students no longer in school after they were ordered to close risk passing the virus to more vulnerable groups like the elderly, so police urged party participants to consider the well-being of others and follow official guidance.<\/p>\n
Nurses need ramped up testing for Covid-19 so they can return to patients\u2019 bedsides, a union leader said.<\/p>\n
Those with symptoms are having to self-isolate for days.<\/p>\n
The Royal College of Nursing also urged greater availability of personal protective kit.<\/p>\n