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Garden centers in England will be able to open from Wednesday as part of first-step measures to gradually ease the blockage related to the coronavirus.
The Prime Minister will announce Sunday that garden centers will be able to open their doors to customers starting May 13.
Bosses will need to ensure that visitors adhere to strict social distancing measures, such as staying two meters away from others, and are expected to impose restrictions to control the number of stores similar to supermarkets.
UK supermarkets have introduced one-way aisle and queuing systems to limit the interaction that customers and staff have with each other, while also creating cleaning stations where car handles and baskets can be disinfected.
The confirmation follows the Welsh government’s announcement that garden centers will be open from Monday.
Prime Minister Mark Drakeford, speaking at a briefing in Cardiff on Friday, said: “Our second planned change to regulations is allow garden centers to reopen, provided that the rules of social distancing can be applied “.
The Welsh Labor leader also said the councils could plan to reopen recycling centers, a move already recommended to English local authorities by communities secretary Robert Jenrick.
Boris Johnson will make the formal announcement about garden centers during his Sunday night speech to the nation.
Environment Secretary George Eustice used his appearance at the Downing Street daily briefing to lower expectations of a full lifting of the closure restrictions by the prime minister, stating that there “there is not going to be any dramatic change overnight“
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Meanwhile, Sky News spoke to several people as they performed their daily exercise at London’s Battersea Park, with much more compared to previous weekends.
When asked about the lockout, Leon Lloyd, a local resident, said, “Yes, it definitely needs to be lifted now.”
“A lot of people don’t really stick to the rules anyway. And on a hot day like today, people should go out and visit their families and stuff.”
Ian Travers, who is now retired, had a similar opinion. He said: “I think the Prime Minister should go as far as he can to reduce it.
“I think people have been very good so far, but there is a tipping point that will come sooner or later.”
