Stormont ministers are expected to decide later whether to press ahead with further Covid-19 rule relaxations amid a warning the Delta variant now accounts for around 75% of Northern Ireland's cases.
A delayed round of measures originally scheduled for 21 June is currently earmarked for 5 July, but only if the Executive approves the steps at today's meeting.
The relaxations include the return of live music across the hospitality sector; the reopening of theatres and indoor seated venues; the resumption of conferences and exhibitions; and increases in the numbers permitted to gather in indoor and outdoor domestic settings.