From today, all remaining COVID-19 restrictions have been lifted in Northern Ireland.
The legal restrictions on masks, contact tracing and gatherings have been replaced by guidance.
Health Minister Robin Swann is to make an order today revoking the rules.
The restrictions that have been lifted include requirements to wear face coverings in public places such as restaurants, cafés, bars and pubs; public transport and driving instruction.
There will also be no requirement to use COVID Certification in nightclubs and indoor unseated gatherings of 500+.
The importance of wearing face coverings in health and social care settings, on public transport and in enclosed indoor settings will continue to be strongly emphasised.
Minister Swann has called on people not to “jump the gun and start behaving as if the pandemic is over.”
He said: “With the reduced threat from the Omicron variant, we can move away from an emergency and legalistic framework to a new approach where making safer choices is embedded in our daily lives.
“That means all of us continuing to do our best to cut down risks of infection and transmission. It means looking after each other by following the public health guidance. It must always be remembered that taking unnecessary risks with COVID may affect people who are particularly vulnerable to the virus.”
