A leading NI GP has said that although he believes it is the right time to take restrictions from regulations to guidance, the public should continue to wear masks indoors when possible.
On Tuesday, all Covid-19 legal restrictions in Northern Ireland were replaced by guidance including the scrapping of Covid passports in all settings and the wearing of face masks.
Dr Alan Stout, chair of the British Medical Association's GP committee in Northern Ireland, said the move marked a big step in the "journey back to normality" but that mask guidance should still be followed.
