Northern Ireland’s lockdown has been extended to April, but some primary school pupils will return to class on March 8.
The Stormont Executive decided on Thursday to keep the majority of the current restrictions in place until April 1.
They had been due to lapse on March 5.
First Minister Arlene Foster said the route out of restrictions had to be slow and cautious to ensure there would be no return to lockdown.
“We’re now at a time for patience and persistence, we believe the best way to win this stage of our battle against Covid-19 is to dig in, to secure the position we hold, and then to slowly move forward,” she told a post-executive press conference in Dungannon, Co Tyrone.
Primary school pupils in year groups P1 to P3 will return to face-to-face learning on March 8.
Pre-school and nursery children will also return on that date.
Only vulnerable children and those of key workers have been in classrooms since January.
On March 22, secondary pupils in key exam years, year groups 12 to 14, will return to school.
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