Despite high infection rate, UK looks to ease lockdown next week
Boris Johnson says people want a ‘careful, sensible programme’ to come out of the Covid-19 lockdown, but unions say it’s too soon
06 May 2020 - 17:33
London — The UK’s coronavirus lockdown is likely to begin to be eased from Monday, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said, as he promised to announce details to the nation this weekend.
“We will want, if we possibly can, to get going with some of these measures on Monday,” Johnson told parliament. He said he will set out the next phase of the Covid-19 strategy in a public statement on Sunday because it would be a “good thing” if people knew what to expect before the changes came in to operation the next day...
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