Coronavirus Northern Ireland: Death of woman (32) confirmed as new Covid-19 cases surge by 74 Top Northern Ireland businessman Hugh McWilliams dies in Draperstown road crash The exams body behind the highly contentious A-level results process appears to be encouraging schools to suggest they gave wrong information in order to get disputed grades marked up, it can be revealed.Did Education Minister Peter Weir and Justin Edwards, who heads up the Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment (CCEA), study their model like I studied the A-level syllabus, often into the small hours every single evening?A 32-year-old woman has become the latest person in Northern Ireland to die after contracting Covid-19. School returns for all - but on a part time basis with on campus and remote learning. Taoiseach (Irish prime minister) Leo Varadkar has announced that plans to ease coronavirus lockdown restrictions in Ireland are being accelerated and will move to 'Phase 2 Plus' on Monday. The revised UK toll remains the highest in Europe. Rooted in realism, but the plan to lift coronavirus lockdown in NI is coy about dates The Belfast Telegraph is a member of IPSO and subscribes to its Editors' Code of Practice Early year pupils to a full time basis although subject to scientific advice. Hugh McWilliams, millionaire Derry businessman, killed in car crash Farcical exercise in statistics has put our futures at stake The first ministers have said it is important there is flexibility in the process and steps could go forwards as well as backwards depending on the virus spread.On not including dates in the plan, Michelle O'Neill said: "We looked very carefully at the issue of putting timelines and specific dates to certain areas and we decided against that for the reason that people want light at the end of the tunnel and we don't want to build up expectation and then you have to move back. According to the Johns Hopkins' Coronavirus Resource Center, there are now over 20 million confirmed cases globally, and over 764,000 people have died. “The Executive’s recovery strategy sets out a pathway for us to emerge from lockdown in the safest way possible. Socially distanced church services, resumption of competitive sport behind closed doors or with a limited number of spectators, leisure centres re-opening and outdoor concerts resuming on a restricted basis.Hairdressers, fitness studios and tattoo/piercing parlous can reopen, subject to restrictions and after risk assessments. Demand reduced by encouraging through continued home working and staggered starts for businesses to assist social distancing. Mapping coronavirus in Northern Ireland: Confirmed cases in your council areaCoronavirus Northern Ireland: 65 new cases as fundraiser in memory of Andreea Maftei passes target Ballycastle tractor crash tragedy: Miracle as five-year-old Hannah Smyth returns home after three months in hospital At the end of May, Brazil, where more than 106,000 people have died, emerged as another epicentre of the global pandemic.In the UK, the official death toll has been reduced by 5,000 to over 41,300 and now only includes people who died within 28 days of a positive test across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. With expansion of provision to accommodate a number of priority cohorts on a part time basis with a blended learning approach involving a combination of in-school and remote learning. "We have built in enough flexibility to this programme that if the chief scientific officer were to sit down tomorrow and say we're now at 0.5 (in the R number, the reproductive rate of the virus), for example, we could move into step one ahead of the three weeks.

Photo by Kelvin Boyes / Press Eye.The epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak in Northern Ireland has been Belfast where there have been 1,513 confirmed cases and 162 deaths recorded by the Department of Health to date.The virus originated in the Wuhan province in China at the end of 2019, and the first confirmed case was reported in Northern Ireland on February 27.By March 21, more than 100 confirmed cases had been reported. The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) and revisions are available on the Department of Health website.. Expected increase in public transport use. Public transport operating a full service but subject to ongoing risk assessment with message of walking and cycling repeated. On May 8, it topped 4,000. The Belfast Telegraph is a member of IPSO and subscribes to its Editors' Code of Practice With the exception of people who are shielding, visits to immediate family allowed indoors where social distancing is possible.Drive-through church services, churches opening for private prayer, opening of outdoor spaces and public sport amenities, drive-through cinemas and more sports, including some water activities, golf and tennis.More encouraged to return to work if they can't at home on a phased basis and with measures to protect workers in place.And large outdoor retailers such as garden centres can open although associated cafes and restaurants can only be takeaway.