LONDON, May 7 — The British government was on Thursday reviewing lockdown measures introduced to combat the coronavirus outbreak, with a partial easing expected to be announced this weekend. Prime Minister Boris Johnson meets Cabinet colleagues, with predictions that unlimited exercise and...
Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks during the weekly question time debate in Parliament in London, Britain May 6, 2020. — Reuters pic
“We’ll want if we possibly can to get going with some of these measures on Monday. I think it would be a good thing if people had an idea of what is coming,” he said Wednesday. “The messaging will evolve from stay at home to be careful when you’re out,” an unnamed minister told theOffices will have to stagger arrivals and separate staff with screens, while meetings will continue to take place remotely when possible, according to the paper.
Schools will only open “when the time is right”, minister Robert Jenrick said Wednesday, with pupils studying for major exams expected to be the first to return.
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