Lockdown roadmap
As we enter April we are faced with the positive news of the new lockdown roadmap in the UK. The roadmap of how we navigate the next few months has been laid out by the government and there is at last light at the end of what feels like the longest tunnel. The next stage in the lifting process comes on April 12th when we can do the following:
- Shops, hairdressers, gyms, nail salons, libraries, and outdoor attractions such as theme parks will be allowed to reopen. But no indoor mixing of different households will be allowed.
- Outdoor hospitality can reopen, including pubs and restaurants – with the rule of six or a larger group from two households
- Customers will not have to buy a substantial meal to have an alcoholic drink and there will be no curfew, but people will have to be seated when ordering and eating or drinking
- Self-catering holidays in the UK with your own household will be allowed
- Funerals of up to 30 people. Weddings and wakes of up to 15 people
When is the next phase?
We have been given the date 17th May whereby the UK can have:
- Large indoor performances and sporting events with a capacity of 1,000 people will be allowed
- Outdoor large performances and sporting events will have a maximum capacity of 4,000 people or must only be half full, whichever is lower
- Bigger sports stadiums will be allowed 10,000 people or can only be a quarter full, whichever is lower
- Testing will be used to support these openings
- Weddings, wedding receptions, wakes, funerals and christenings will be allowed with 30 people.
Step four of lockdown roadmap – 21 June:
This is where the UK will go back to some form of normality where all restrictions will look to be eased:
- All legal limits on social contact removed
- The government hopes to reopen nightclubs and lift restrictions on large events such as festivals
- Testing could be used as a condition of entry
- Ministers hope to remove restrictions on weddings
These guidelines are a welcome beacon of hope for so many, and the thought of a restriction-free summer fills the nation with hope.
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