UK faces fourth week in lockdown, with government set to review whether social distancing measures can be changed this week
Ministers urged the public to stay at home as much as possible over the Easter bank holiday weekend, despite warm and sunny weather across the UK
Ministers are required by law to assess whether the rules are working, based on expert advice, after three weeks of telling Britons to stay at home.It comes as Boris Johnson thanked NHS staff after being discharged from hospital on Sunday. It is unclear whether the prime minister - who is now recuperating at Chequers, his country home in Buckinghamshire - will take part in the review.
He singled out two nurses - Jenny McGee from New Zealand and Luis Pitarma from Portugal - for caring for him at his bedside for 48 hours at the most critical time.
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