Police have issued 44 Covid notices to people who attended a "large and noisy" house party in south Belfast in the early hours of this morning, during which 19 people locked themselves in a bedroom and refused to come out.
Two people also received fixed penalty notices for obstructing police. At around 12.40 this morning, police attended what was described as "a large, noisy house party" at a terraced property in the Penrose Street of the city, and located a large number of people inside.
At one point, police say, 19 people locked themselves in a bedroom and initially refused to come out. A further two people were found hiding in the attic.