Quarantine hotels are now open to international travelers arriving from Red List countries.
o More Covid-19-related deaths were reported from the past 24 hours yesterday.
Six people have died in the past seven days, the Department of Health reported ahead of the return of international flights to and from Northern Ireland.
As of today, all people who have been in one of the 39 countries on the Red List in the last 10 days must be quarantined in a hotel. The cost is £ 1,750 per adult and £ 325 for children aged five to 12.
Individuals who arrive must self-isolate for 10 days when traveling from a country that is not on the red list.
According to the latest numbers, 82 people tested positive in the 24 hours leading up to yesterday afternoon, bringing the total to 119,032 since the pandemic began.
As of yesterday, 68 people with Covid-19 were in the hospital, seven in the intensive care unit and five on ventilators.
A total of 855,826 people here received one dose of a Covid-19 vaccine while 262,917 received two doses, bringing the total number of shocks to 1,118,743.
Meanwhile, the health department warned that the program of asymptomatic testing for all school staff, as well as testing for many students, is likely to lead to an increase in the number of cases being detected.
Increased testing of people with no symptoms of Covid-19 – including all staff in preschool, elementary, and post-primary schools, and tests for students aged 12-14 – means nearly 90,000 school staff and students will be invited to take a test twice a week by.
Dr. Joanne McClean, the PHA’s Public Health Advisor, said, “So it is expected that the more testing we do, the more cases we will see.
“However, this should not be viewed as a cause for concern and, in fact, would reflect that the infection would be detected if it had not otherwise, which is a good thing.”
Elsewhere, Dr. Tom Black, Chairman of the British Medical Association NI, gave his support for the executive’s reopening roadmap yesterday.
The retail store, which is not absolutely necessary, is to reopen on April 30th, while hairdressers and driving instructors, among other things, can go back to work on Friday.
“What you are doing right now is right. It is careful, but it is the right thing because you have to slowly relax the constraints, keep an eye on the data, and react to changes in the data,” said Dr. Black Sunday Policy from BBC1 NI.
Dr. Black urged the border communities to be cautious over the next few weeks due to the lower vaccination rate in the republic.
Outdoor service in bars and restaurants is slated to resume on April 30th and it is believed they will not be forced to close early, as has been the case with previous lockdowns. The executive is also considering bringing the reopening of indoor hospitality forward from a week to May 17th, Sunday Life reported.
Colin Neill, CEO of Hospitality Ulster, said: “I have come to believe that there will be no curfew. This should be confirmed when we meet with the Executive on Monday. After that we will have three meetings to discuss the owners of pubs and restaurants to explain everything. ” and accommodation. “
Belfast Telegraph
