Prime Minister Boris Johnson has given the go-ahead to further relaxations of the lockdown rules in England.
Revellers will be able to enjoy food and drink inside with the reopening of indoor hospitality on May 17, while friends and relatives will be given the choice on whether to socially distance from one another.
Here, the PA news agency looks at what is set to change under step three of the Government’s road map.
– What will be allowed indoors?
Gatherings inside homes are to be permitted once again, with a limit of up to six people or two households meeting indoors.
INDOOR hospitality and household mixing will return next Monday, as the Prime Minister announces: Your efforts have paid off. At today s press conference, Boris Johnson has announced the country will take the third step on the roadmap out of lockdown on May 17. This follows the downgrade of the Covid-19 alert level in the UK from Level 4 to Level 3 after a consistent fall in cases, hospital admissions and deaths. Currently, indoor hospitality and indoor mixing is not permitted and groups of up to six from different households are able to meet up outdoors, but all that will change next week. Here s everything you need to know about the changes coming on May 17.
- How are social contact rules changing?
People will be given an individual choice on whether to socially distance from close friends and family from different households, meaning loved ones will be allowed to hug for the first time in over a year.
But the Government is urging people to remain cautious about the risks that come with close personal contact and told to keep in mind that some are more vulnerable to severe illness from the virus than others.
Wider social-distancing rules will remain in place in adult social care, medical, retail, hospitality and business settings.
- Which outdoor activities will be allowed?
Local elections Prime Minister Boris Johnson has given the go-ahead to further relaxations of the lockdown rules in England. Revellers will be able to enjoy food and drink inside with the reopening of indoor hospitality on May 17, while friends and relatives will be given the choice on whether to socially distance from one another. Here, the PA news agency looks at what is set to change under step three of the Government’s road map.
– What will be allowed indoors? Gatherings inside homes are to be permitted once again, with a limit of up to six people or two households meeting indoors.
Everything we ll be allowed to do from Monday, 17 May (PA).
HUGGING, indoor gatherings and live stadium events have all been given the green light as lockdown restrictions continue to ease. The Prime Minister has announced that current lockdown restrictions will be eased as we enter stage three of the roadmap out of lockdown next Monday, 17 May. A number of restrictions are being lifted including the number of people allowed to meet outside, indoor gatherings of up to six people will be allowed and social contact with loved ones will be allowed. The biggest easing of lockdown measures so far is designed to encourage people to take more personal responsibility for managing the risks posed by the virus.