Localised restrictions for Belfast and Ballymena as wet pubs get opening date

Handout photo issued by Press Eye of First Minister Arlene Foster (left) and Deputy First Minister Michelle O’Neill during the daily media broadcast at Parliament Buildings, Stormont, in Belfast.

Localised coronavirus restrictions are to be introduced in Belfast and Ballymena, Northern Ireland’s leaders have announced.

The measures are designed to limit social interaction between households amid soaring Covid-19 infection rates in those areas.