Travel to North continues after bid for outright ban voted down

A man pulling luggage walks passed a sign that face coverings must be worn at all times within the terminal at George Best Belfast City Airport. Northern Ireland is considering strengthening its travel locator paperwork and is consulting legal experts after a mutation of coronavirus was discovered in London and Kent.

Stormont ministers are to issue guidance advising against non-essential travel between Northern Ireland and both Great Britain and the Republic after a bid for an outright ban on GB travel was voted down.

People arriving in Northern Ireland will also be advised to self-isolate for ten days.