The Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland administrations have signed a memo formalising their co-operation in the battle against coronavirus.
A memorandum of understanding (MOU), which has been signed by the two departments of health, focuses on facilitating greater co-operation on messaging, research and public health measures.
Other areas will also be considered including procurement. It comes following apparent confusion when Stormont Finance Minister Conor Murphy said he had agreed a deal with Dublin for an order of Personal Protective Equipment from China which did not materialise.
The Republic's Department of Health later said it had not been possible to place the joint order, due to what it said was "the context of what is an