A number of further relaxations of Covid-19 regulations in Northern Ireland have been agreed by Stormont ministers. Following a four-hour meeting of the Executive today, ministers agreed that in domestic settings the maximum number of people who can meet indoors will increase to 15 people from four households.
In hospitality venues, the requirement for table service will be removed and customers will be permitted to stand while consuming food and drink in outdoor settings.
Customers will also be permitted to take part in activities such as playing pool or using gaming machines. The restriction that permitted only ambient levels of music in venues will be removed and dancing will be allowed at post-wedding and civil partnership ceremony