Northern Ireland to ban households mixing indoors in coronavirus crackdown

Social gatherings in Northern Ireland will face new restrictions (Picture: AFP)Northern Ireland is to impose extra restrictions on social gatherings, the First Minister has confirmed.There will be no mixing of two households indoors except for single-person household bubbles and certain other exemptions.No more than six people from two households can meet in private gardens, according to the new restrictions, which come into force at 6pm on Tuesday.DUP leader Arlene Foster explained: ‘It i