direct to your inboxA six-week lock down starting on Boxing Day has been agreed by the Northern Ireland Executive, it is understood.Measures will include the closing of all non-essential retail as well as close contact services, while the hospitality sector will be confined to takeaway services only.There will be no changes made to the Christmas bubbling arrangements, reports the Press Association.The measures are set to be reviewed as the lockdown proceeds.Northern Ireland and the other UK nations have previously agreed to allow three households to mix between 23 and 27 December.But there remain fears that the easing of restrictions over the festive period could lead to a third wave of the virus.Although the infection rate has stabilised.
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