On 20 March the UK Government announced measures to further tackle the spread of the virus which included closing bars, restaurants, gyms and many other social venues.[12] The government also announced measures to help struggling businesses including covering up to 80% of wages lost due to the pandemic.[13] Cases confirmed by March 20 were 86 in total.[14] On 21 March Northern Ireland suffered its largest increase in new cases to date with 22 new cases confirmed.[15] On 22 March a second person passed away from the virus.[16]