The strategy, to be finalised at UK Cabinet meet, will set out the latest data on infection rates, hospitalisations and deaths, as well as early data showing efficacy of vaccines
People exercise by the bandstand on the banks of the River Dee in Chester, northwest England on Monday. Pic/AFP
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is to table a “cautious” roadmap in Parliament on Monday to ease the country out of the strict stay-at-home lockdown in place to control the spread of COVID-19.
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The strategy, to be finalised at a virtual Cabinet meeting, will set out the latest data on infection rates, hospitalisations and deaths, as well as early data showing the efficacy of vaccines. Based on the latest statistics, Johnson is expected to confirm that all schools will reopen across England from March 8 and that families and friends can begin to be reunited outdoors under a return of the “rule of six” for gatherings later in March. Members of Parliament will vote on the regulations, following which the final roadmap will kick into action in the coming weeks.
“Today I’ll be setting out a roadmap to bring us out of lockdown cautiously. Our priority has always been getting children back into school which we know is crucial for their education as well as their mental and physical wellbeing, and we will also be prioritising ways for people to reunite with loved ones safely,” said Johnson.
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2,25,839
No. of new cases reported globally in the past 24 hours
11,15,05,707
Total no. of cases worldwide
24,68,411
Total no. of deaths worldwide
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