Further 20 coronavirus deaths in Northern Ireland
Twenty more people who tested positive for Covid-19 have died in Northern Ireland.
The Health Department said it brings the total number of deaths to 329.
Health Minister Robin Swann said some "tentative improvements" are starting to be seen, including a drop in intensive care patients to 34.
He warned, though, that Northern Ireland "remains on a knife edge", and added that social distancing will be "with us for many months".
Meanwhile there have now been a total of 69 care home outbreaks.
A minute’s silence was held across Northern Ireland and the UK on Tuesday morning in memory of key workers who have lost their lives in the pandemic.
More than 100 NHS staff are among those who have died with Covid-19.
Frontline health workers in hospitals paused to pay tribute to fallen colleagues, who include nurse Pat McManus from Co Tyrone who had been working in a hospital in England.
The 60-year-old was remembered by colleagues as a “loveable character” who “brought kindness and compassion to all his patients”.
The silence was observed by politicians in the Assembly chamber.
Meanwhile socially-distanced staff lined the roads at Craigavon Area and Daisy Hill hospitals, while there were gatherings outside the Belfast City Hospital.
At the Mater in Belfast, doctors, nurses and support staff gathered briefly in the atrium to pay tribute to fallen frontline workers.
There was a burst of spontaneous applause as the minute ended before staff swiftly returned to their posts.
Usually there is a ceremony at the Stormont estate on 28 April to mark International Workers’ Memorial Day, but the event was cancelled due to the pandemic.
First Minister Arlene Foster said the silence was a “small but important act of gratitude to those workers who have made the ultimate sacrifice in the service of others”.
Deputy First Minister Michelle O’Neill said: “We remember especially today all those health and care workers across the world who have lost their lives treating and caring for people through this pandemic.”
Meanwhile the announcement of a new ‘mental health champion’ for Northern Ireland has been welcomed.
The functions of the role will include championing mental health and well-being in all aspects of public life.
Health Minister Robin Swann said: “Mental well-being and mental health services have continually been a top priority for me as minister.
“If anything this present pandemic has made this ever more important as coronavirus has changed lives around the globe to an extent that we could never have imagined.
“Countries are in lockdown, thousands of lives have been lost and healthcare systems are coming under severe pressure – the likes of which have rarely been seen.
“I am particularly heartened by the support that I have received from my Executive colleagues who share my determination to establish a Mental Health champion for NI.
“The position of a champion must be one that is empowered by the Executive and demonstrates commitment on the issue of mental health.”
Karen Collins from the charity AWARE said one in nine people in Northern Ireland are living with a diagnosis of depression.
“We look forward to working alongside the Mental Health Champion in continuing to increase public knowledge of mental health issues and support individuals who are faced with mental ill health,” she said.
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