First person aged 19 or under dies in Northern Ireland after contracting Covid-19

Uniform guidance for family gatherings at Christmas must be devised between all four nations of the UK, political leaders have been urged. View email online

Subscribe Oct 28, 2020 Good afternoon, The first person aged 19 or under has died in Northern Ireland after contracting coronavirus, the Department of Health confirmed today. Nine people in total have died in the past 24 hours after testing positive for Covid-19. The number of infections rose by 840 over the same period of time. The Northern Ireland Executive, meanwhile, will come together tomorrow to review the decision to close schools for two weeks. Classrooms have been empty since October 19 due to the current coronavirus restrictions. Thanks for reading and stay safe. Valerie Martin, Head of Content. * If you value our journalism, please consider taking out a digital subscription to the News Letter for as little as £1 for three months. Along with other benefits, as a subscriber you will now also have access to our new online puzzles with four brand new brain games every day - two crosswords (quick and cryptic), sudoku and a wordwheel. Check out your subscription options here. Leaders told to sort out Christmas guidance that applies to all of UK Uniform guidance for family gatherings at Christmas must be devised between all four nations of the UK, political leaders have been urged. Taxi drivers hopeful of more support from Executive Taxi drivers have voiced hope following a “positive” meeting with Stormont’s infrastructure minister around support for the sector. OPINION: Christmas is only eight weeks away so Covid policy plans for the festive period will need to be drawn up soon People are going to travel over the Christmas period, and so the government needs to have a UK-wide plan. Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People: ‘We must remember rural children in this pandemic’ Koulla Yiasouma calls for children in rural areas not to be ‘forgotten’ ‘Unfair’ to continue charging healthcare staff for car parking: Alex Easton Healthcare staff in Northern Ireland should not have to pay to park their cars at their place of work, a DUP MLA has said. Covid relief funds paid to accounts of three Sinn Fein offices Covid relief cash meant for struggling businesses was paid into three Sinn Fein accounts, it has emerged. View more on Coronavirus

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