‘We can’t legislate our way out of crisis’, say DUP and SF ministers

Junior ministers in the Executive Office, Sinn Fein MLA Declan Kearney and DUP MLA Gordon Lyons, said in a joint statement they would “work in partnership with civic and business leaders.”

Mr Kearney said: “We want maximum community buy-in. That requires a huge societal effort, with everyone playing their part and following the public health advice.”

Mr Lyons said: ““We cannot legislate our way through Covid and we need everyone in society to play their small part in following the public health advice, and in doing so making a massive difference to how we can all live with the virus. That’s what the majority of people are doing in our towns and cities across Northern Ireland.”