'If you're out in the park and you're 2 metres apart... you can meet up with other people' Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab says two people from different households can meet outside in England under plans to reopen society announced by the PM BBCBreakfast
A new Covid Alert System with five levels has been created, which would influence how quickly the lockdown - which was first announced on 23 March - could be changed. Level five is the most critical, and the UK is currently ready to move from level four to three.
The third step could see some hospitality businesses and other public places reopen -"if the numbers support it" - but not earlier than 1 July. The prime minister is effectively trying to pull off the impossible. He wants to try to restart normal life, while keeping the virus at bay with limited means to do so.But the problem is that even with the extra testing that has been put in place over the past month, there are big holes in the UK's ability to suppress the virus.
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