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The 9 at 9 Here’s the main stories as you begin you bank holiday.

EVERY MORNING, TheJournal.ie brings you all the news you need to know as you start the day.

1. #NEW CASES: There were 14 new deaths related to Covid-19 reported in Ireland yesterday and a further 727 cases were confirmed.

2. #EASING OFF: Some factory and construction workers in Spain were set to return to work on Monday, with police to hand out face masks at metro and train stations.

3. #LIFE IN LOCKDOWN: Younger people have reported speaking to more people face-to-face than older people since Covid-19 restrictions came in, according to a survey by DCU

4. #EXTREME WEATHER: At least six people were killed when tornadoes ripped through Mississippi yesterday, prompting the southern US state to declare an emergency.

5. #UK: A review of UK lockdown measures will take place later this week after the hospital coronavirus death toll rose above 10,000.

6. #FARM SAFETY: The Health and Safety Authority has said it is concerned there could be a spike in child fatalities on Irish farms this year. (RTÉ News

7. #COVID-19: China reported 108 new virus cases, 98 of which were imported from overseas, its highest figure since early March.

8. #TRANSMISSION: The UN’s biodiversity chief has called for a global ban on wildlife markets to prevent the outbreak of future pandemics. (BBC News

9. #THE LONE TENOR: An Easter concert by Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli from an empty Milan cathedral is currently number one on Youtube’s trending list.

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