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This is Boris Johnson’s roadmap out of lockdown, in full

Published 16:01 22 Feb 2021 GMT

Updated 16:19 22 Feb 2021 GMT

Wayne Farry
This is Boris Johnson’s roadmap out of lockdown, in full

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So here it is, the UK's roadmap out of lockdown

For almost a year now, the United Kingdom has been in a perpetual state of locking down and reopening. We have grown used to this weird way of life, enjoying our time when society has been allowed to reopen, before begrudgingly trudging back into our caves when - shock, horror - cases once again go up. This most recent lockdown - in which we still find ourselves - has been, most people will agree, the most difficult of all. It is common knowledge that the government's decision to open areas up before Christmas - so as to allow festive business to flourish - contributed enormously to the extraordinary rise in cases that we are only now beginning to see tail off. It is perhaps because of this that prime minister Boris Johnson has said he wants the impending the reopening to be the last, or as he put it, "irreversible". This is the roadmap for reopening the PM laid out in the Commons today. STEP ONE March 8th People still legally required to stay at home Schools to reopen in full Recreation with household or one other person outside allowed 30 people allowed at funerals, 6 allowed at weddings or wakes March 29th Stay at home order reneged, but people advised to remain local. No holidays allowed Meetings of either six people or two households permitted outside Outdoor sport and leisure facilities allowed to reopen (tennis courts, golf courses) Organised outdoor sport allowed for children and adults Outdoor parent and child groups (up to 15 parents) allowed STEP TWO No earlier than April 12th Indoor leisure - including gyms - open for use individually or for household groups Rule of six or two households allowed to mix outside, not inside Outdoor attractions - zoos, theme parks and drive-in cinemas - can reopen Libraries and community centres reopen Barbers, hairdressers and nail salons can reopen All retail can reopen Outdoor hospitality can reopen Domestic overnight stays allowed (household only) Minimised travel advised, no international holiday Event pilots will begin STEP THREE No earlier than May 17th Indoor entertainment and attractions allowed 30 person limit outdoors Rule of six or two households indoors allowed Domestic stays overnight allowed Organised indoor adult sport can resume Some large events will begin again, with 1,000 or 50% capacity indoors, and 4,000 or 50% capacity outdoors Outdoor seated events allowed 10,000 or 25% of capacity - this includes professional sport International travel allowed subject to review STEP FOUR No earlier than June 21st No legal limits on social contact Nightclubs can reopen Larger events return No legal limit on all life events, such as weddings, wakes and funerals All of these steps are contingent, said the prime minister on the UK passing four key tests, and they are as follows: That the UK's vaccine deployment programme continues to be a success That evidence shows jabs are sufficiently effective in reducing hospitalisations, deaths and transmissions in vaccinated people That the NHS is not put under unsustainable pressure from a surge in infections and hospitalisations That the government’s view of the risks is not fundamentally changed by new coronavirus variants

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This is Boris Johnson's roadmap out of lockdown, in full