NI Coronavirus Lockdown - 87 COVID-19 deaths across UK in 24 hours is biggest number of fatalities since crisis began two weeks ago.

The daughter of a woman who became the fourth person to die in Northern Ireland after testing positive for COVID-19 will not be able to “kiss her goodbye” because of fears the virus could continue to spread and infect others (see full story below).

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A view of the entrance to a Emergency Department the day after Prime Minister Boris Johnson put the UK in lockdown to help curb the spread of the coronavirus.placeholder image
A view of the entrance to a Emergency Department the day after Prime Minister Boris Johnson put the UK in lockdown to help curb the spread of the coronavirus. | PA Wire/PA Images
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