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We thought it was time to review some of the key developments today in Northern Ireland and beyond with regard to the ongoing coronavirus outbreak.

Five more people diagnosed with coronavirus have died in Northern Ireland.

That brings the number of Covid-19 related deaths to 435, according to Department of Health figures.

A further 269 people diagnosed with Covid-19 have died in the UK it was reported on Sunday, bringing the total to 31,855.

In the Republic of Ireland another 12 people have died, bringing the total there to 1,458.

In other news today:

• NI politicians talked to the prime minister and also emphasised the "stay at home" message
• The prime minister has announced a threat level alert system as part of England's coronavirus response, but says it is "not time to end the lockdown"
• Boris Johnson says he will set out the plans he is announcing in Parliament and take questions from the public on Monday
• Scotland's First Minister has asked the UK government not to advertise its new "stay alert" message there

The prime minister says that if the alert level means the dates for the plan have to be adjusted “we will simply wait and go on until we have got it right”.

He says the country will come back from “this devilish illness” and will return to “robust health”.

The UK “will be changed by this experience”, he says, but he believes “we can be stronger and better than ever before”.

He signs off saying: “But for now we must stay alert, control the virus and save lives. Thank you very much.

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The PM says he believes the first stage of “going further” will be to the phased reopening of shops and to get primary pupils back into schools.

He says school returns will be done in stages, beginning with reception, Year 1 and Year 6.

But he warns the earliest this could happen is 1 June, after half-term.

He adds: “Our ambition is that secondary pupils facing exams next year will get at least some time with their teachers before the holidays.

“And we will shortly be setting out detailed guidance on how to make it work in schools and shops and on transport.”

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Boris Johnson says the government’s plan over the next two months will be driven by the “science, data and public health” - not “hope or economic necessity”.

He stresses that all of the changes are “conditional” – and depends on a series of “big ifs”, adding that the entire country needs to follow the advice to keep the R level down.

He says he’s serving notice that it will “soon be time” to impose quarantine on people coming into this country by air.

The PM adds that it's because the number of infection are now down "that this measure will now be effective".

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Boris Johnson says, as there is more to do, “this is not the time simply to end the lockdown this week”, and instead, he says the government is taking “the first careful steps to modify our measures”.

First up is going to work. The PM says people have been told to work from home if they can, but says: “We now need to stress that anyone who can’t work from home, for instance those in construction or manufacturing, should be actively encouraged to go to work.”

He says he wants it to be safe for those employees, so calls on people to “avoid public transport if at all possible”, adding: “We must and will maintain social distancing, and capacity will therefore be limited.”

The PM says: “So, work from home if you can, but you should go to work if you can’t work from home.”

He also says the government has been working to establish new guidance for employers to make workplaces safe - or “COVID-secure”.

The prime minister says some of the hospitality industry could open by July.

He says: "At the earliest by July - and subject to all these conditions and further scientific advice; if and only if the numbers support it, we will hope to re-open at least some of the hospitality industry and other public places, provided they are safe and enforce social distancing."

Boris Johnson says the next step from Wednesday will be to “encourage people to take more and even unlimited amounts of outdoor exercise”.

He says: “You can sit in the sun in your local park, you can drive to other destinations, you can even play sports but only with members of your own household.”

But he warns people “must obey the rules on social distancing” and to enforce them, the fines police can give out will be increased.

Johnson says, “with ever increasing data” and being able to track progress, “if we as a nation begin to fulfil the conditions I have set out, then in the next few weeks and months we may be able to go further.

Boris Johnson says he will set out the plans he is announcing in Parliament and take questions from the public on Monday.

And he says before he finalised his plan, he consulted “across the political spectrum and across all four nations of the UK”.

The PM says different parts of the country are “experiencing the pandemic at different rates” and the government should be “flexible in our response”.

But, he adds: “I believe that as prime minister of the United Kingdom – Scotland, England, Wales, Northern Ireland, there is a strong resolve to defeat this together, and today a general consensus on what we could do.

“And I stress could. Because although we have a plan, it is a conditional plan.”

Decisions on which shops reopen after lockdown should be based on safety, not their size or business type, the British Retail Consortium has said.

Chief executive Helen Dickinson told the BBC she expects a "gradual lifting" of the restrictions with schools and transport reopening early on.

Ms Dickinson said it would be harder for retail staff to return to work while schools remain closed.

Boris Johnson will address the nation about the restrictions later on Sunday.

Read more on this story here.

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Alliance deputy leader Stephen Farry says he has expressed concerns about the 'Stay Alert' message with the prime minister in terms of "substance and mixing the message" across the UK.

He said there was a "cross-party" call with Boris Johnson today.

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SDLP leader Colum Eastwood says plans by the government to change the stay at home advice to stay alert were "nonsense".

Prime Minister Johnson will make a televised address on his Covid-19 strategy at 19:00 BST.

He is set to launch an alert system to rank the threat level of coronavirus in England.

It comes after the "stay at home, protect the NHS, save lives" slogan was replaced with "stay alert, control the virus, save lives".

But Mr Eastwood said he told the prime minister nobody will understand the new advice.

"I said very clearly to Boris Johnson it's not a burglar we are worried about it's a virus," he said.

"You know, 'Stay alert' doesn't mean anything when you are trying to tackle a virus. The 'stay home' message is, I think, the one we need to keep hammering home."

Mr Eastwood said he had stressed the need for a cautious plan to move beyond full lockdown.

"That plan has to include a proper all-Ireland testing and tracing system," he added.

Amid talk of easing lockdown restrictions in the UK there comes a warning from Europe about the challenges of doing so.

Coronavirus infections are rising in Germany, official data shows, just days after the country eased its restrictions.

According to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), Germany's reproduction rate - the number of people each confirmed patient infects - is now above 1.

This means the number of infections is now rising in the country.

The report came as thousands of Germans gathered on Saturday calling for a total end to the lockdown.

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Health Minister Robin Swann has emphasised the "keep staying at home" message with this tweet.

First Minister Arlene Foster has said Northern Ireland will have a "road map" for moving out of lockdown at the beginning of the week.

She said people in Northern Ireland had complied with the social distancing regulations although "compliance is beginning to fray".

A further 12 people with Covid-19 have died in the Republic of Ireland.

It brings the number of coronavirus related deaths in Ireland to 1,458.

The Health Protection Surveillance Centre was also notified of 236 new confirmed cases of Covid-19, bringing the total to 22,996.

A further 269 people diagnosed with Covid-19 have died in the UK, bringing the total to 31,855.

The figures count deaths in hospitals, care homes and the community.

Spikes or dips may in part reflect bottlenecks in the reporting system, as many hospitals will not report deaths that happened over the weekend until the middle of the following week.

The Prince of Wales has hailed the "dedication, resilience and hard work" of postal workers during the coronavirus pandemic.

Prince Charles left a letter addressed to "Everyone at Royal Mail" outside his home in Birkhall, Aberdeenshire.

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In the message, he and the Duchess of Cornwall stressed the value of Royal Mail workers "has never been more important".

The royal note was collected on Tuesday by their local postman Neil Martin.

In it, the couple said: "Receiving such a personal message at this difficult and anxious time can mean an enormous amount."

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Business reporter, BBC News Singapore

Even though countries are now moving towards easing lockdown restrictions, the coronavirus pandemic has already hit the global economy hard.

Millions of people are out of work, financial markets have been rocked, and supply chains have faced major disruption as factories around the world have closed.

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The world is braced for recession even after governments and central banks have pumped trillions of dollars into their economies and slashed interest rates.

"How bad will it be?" and "How soon will we recover?" are two questions we'll be hearing a lot in the coming weeks and months.

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The first minister said she was "quite sure" the protection of care home residents would be the "number one issue" when the Northern Ireland executive meets on Monday.

Arlene Foster said the health minister would give an update on the care home situation.

Official statistics on Friday show that for a second week, there were more deaths in care homes (71) than hospitals (39).

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Mrs Foster acknowledged care home figures were "stark" but said the death rate had fallen in hospitals.

"That does not mean we are not taking a very serious look at what is happening in care homes and giving them as much support as we can," she said.

Speaking on Sunday with Steven Rainey, she said it was "time to make sure interventions are very much focused on care homes".

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Maternity services are still accessible although they are operating differently due to the pandemic, the Royal College of Midwives director in Northern Ireland has said.

Karen Murray said services were open and midwives available despite some changes to care.

Pregnant women have been advised to be particularly strict about avoiding social contact.

Speaking on Sunday with Steven Rainey, Ms Murray said social distancing at home could potentially leave women feeling quite isolated and anxious.

She said the usual anxieties of returning home with a baby could be heightened during a pandemic.

"Midwives' concerns are around the vulnerability and around the mental health issue and making sure women are actually accessing services and know those services are available to them," she said.

"There is a really strong message to women to please seek help if you have any concerns about you or your baby's health.

"If it is worrying you and you are concerned about it then it is important that you speak to your midwife about that."