READING’S covid rate went up yesterday as Boris Johnson gets set to unveil England’s route out of lockdown. The latest data shows the number of coronavirus patients in local hospitals has gone down, however, and the number of local people who have had a dose of the vaccine is still surging. What is Boris Johnson planning? Today the Prime Minister will tell MPs how his government plans to take England out of the third national lockdown. It is understood that Prime Minister Boris Johnson will tell MPs that all pupils in all years can go back to the classroom from March 8, with outdoor after-school sports and activities allowed to restart as well.