Boris Johnson speech time: PM to make announcement as lockdown eases
Prime Minister will confirm details of the next stage of unlocking the country
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We are live on a big day for the nation, with Prime Minister Boris Johnson expected to lay out the next stage of the roadmap out of lockdown in an announcement at Downing Street.
Mr Johnson will host a live news conference from Downing Street later today, joined by Chief Medical Officer Professor Chris Whitty and Chief Scientific Adviser Sir Patrick Vallance. He s expected to make announcements on changes to the rules at the Downing Street briefing, which are likely to include an update to travel restrictions, relaxation of lockdown rules and progress on vaccine passport proposals.
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England is gearing up for the next stage of coronavirus restrictions being eased from 12 April. So far, step 1 of the proposed roadmap has been completed: on 8 March, pupils and college students returned to the classroom, and care home residents were allowed to receive one regular, named visitor; then on 29 March, outdoor gatherings of up two six people, or two households, were allowed, outdoor sports continued, and the official “stay at home” advice came to an end.
There is a minimum of five weeks between each stage, with four weeks to collect and assess data and then a week for people and businesses to prepare for the next step.
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