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Boris Johnson has put forth a “conditional plan” to reopen the partnership, allowing people in England to spend more time outdoors since Wednesday.
The prime minister also said that people who were unable to work from home should return to the workplace, but avoid public transportation.
He said a new five-tier Covid Alert System would govern how quickly blocking restrictions could be eased.
He hoped that the next step “as soon as possible by June 1” would be for some primary pupils to return to school in England.
In a speech to the nation, Johnson said this stage would also involve reopening stores, but warned that this would only happen if science supported it.
The next step could see some of the hotel industry and other public places reappear, “if the numbers support it,” and not before July 1.
The prime minister added: “This is not the time simply to end the blockade this week.
Instead, we are taking the first careful steps to modify our measures. “
Clarifying the conditions under which schools and stores would reopen, Mr. Johnson said: “During this period of the next two months we will not be driven by mere hope or financial need.
“We will be guided by science, data and public health.
“And I must emphasize again that this is all conditional, it all depends on a number of greats.”
He said those who couldn’t work from home would now be encouraged to return to work, but should avoid using public transportation to get there if possible.
Johnson cited construction and manufacturing as examples of the types of industries in which restart would now be explicitly encouraged.
Workplaces will receive guidance on how to become “Safe Covid,” Johnson added.
The prime minister also said he was “notifying” that it would soon be time to quarantine people entering the country by air.
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The government has released a new “stay alert” message in England
Mr Johnson’s speech came hours after Scottish Prime Minister Nicola Sturgeon said he felt that ending the previous “stay home” message was the wrong choice for Scotland.
Earlier, the prime minister released the new message to “stay alert, control the virus, save lives” in England, but Sturgeon said it would not apply in Scotland at this time.
Welsh Health Minister Vaughan Gething also said there had been no “four-nation agreement” on the new message and that the advice to “stay home” in Wales had not changed.
Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have powers over their own blockade restrictions, with England’s measures put in place by the Westminster government and leaders have expressed a desire to move forward as one, though they can do so at different speeds.
Johnson said in his speech that he had consulted “across the political spectrum, in the four nations of the United Kingdom” and that his plan was a “general consensus on what we could do.”
Another 269 people have died in the UK after testing positive for coronavirus, bringing the total number of recorded deaths to 31,855.
The number of recorded deaths tends to be lower over the weekend due to reporting delays.
The government has also missed its target of 100,000 coronavirus tests per day for the eighth consecutive day, with 92,837 tests on Saturday.
In other developments:
- NHS England has reported a further 178 deaths of people with coronavirus.
- There were also 12 more deaths in Wales, 10 in Scotland and 5 in Northern Ireland
- The government did not meet its goal of 100,000 tests per day for the eighth consecutive day, with 92,837 tests on Saturday.
- The Health Department confirmed that 50,000 test samples of coronavirus were sent to the United States. USA Earlier this week after trouble in UK labs.
- Jenrick said about 50,000 people downloaded a contact tracking app that was being tested on the Isle of Wight. When asked about reports that a second app was being developed, he said the government was “learning lessons” from apps used by other countries.
- More than 70 public figures, including Baroness Doreen Lawrence and author Malorie Blackman, call for an independent public investigation into Covid-19 deaths among people from ethnic minorities
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