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Brits can bask in the parks and enjoy unlimited exercise starting this Wednesday under changes in the UK’s coronavirus blocking measures.
Since March 23, exercise outside the confines of the home has been limited to just once a day and for no more than an hour a day.
This must be alone or with members of the same household.
In the highly anticipated Prime Minister’s speech to the nation tonight, he encouraged people to spend time outdoors for leisure, as long as they are socially distant from others.
He encouraged people to do more and even unlimited amounts of outdoor exercise with members of their home.
So, since Wednesday, you can sunbathe or sit and read a book in parks and beaches, but only if you keep two meters away from other homes.
The Mirror also understands that since Wednesday you can meet someone from another home in public if you stay two meters away and if there are only two of you, one from each home. They can also sit together in the park.
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“You can sit in the sun at your local park, you can drive to other destinations, you can even play sports but only with members of your own home.”
Golf courses and tennis courts will open from Wednesday and sport fishing and water sports will also be allowed to resume on the same day.
It is also understood that you can swim in lakes and in the sea while you are socially distant, but not in indoor or outdoor pools.
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This week’s changes are for England only: in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland the guidelines may be slightly different.
The changes are Wednesday because the legislation needs to be changed in Parliament.
The Mirror understands that a draft of the 50-page plan has been drawn up to bring the country back to normal.
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The government’s plan aims to relax the blockade in staggered steps between now and October.
The lockdown exercise was at risk of being banned entirely last month as coronavirus rebels broke the rules, Health Secretary Matt Hancock warned.
The cabinet minister threatened to prevent people from going for a walk while criticizing people for sunbathing during the unprecedented hot weather in April.
Meanwhile, a new study indicated that regular exercise can actually reduce the risk of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), a deadly complication of the coronavirus.
University of Virginia researchers say their findings “strongly support” the possibility that exercise may prevent, or at least reduce, the severity of ARDS.
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