Social distancing measures will be in place (Kirsty O’Connor/PA)Cinemas, bingo halls and gyms in Northern Ireland have reopened as part of the latest relaxation of lockdown rules. The Northern Ireland Executive agreed on Thursday to scrap the requirement that those arriving from countries categorised as low to medium-risk self-isolate for 14 days. Gareth Kirk of Better Leisure, which operates 15 municipal leisure facilities on behalf of Belfast City Council, said the eyes of the gym industry will be on Northern Ireland. On Friday, it was announced that there had been no deaths from Covid-19 in Northern Ireland for the seventh day in a row, according to Department of Health figures. The department announced on Thursday that the current estimate of the R rate in Northern Ireland is between 0.5 and 1.0.

Source: Irish Independent July 10, 2020 13:30 UTC