UK's plan for exiting the COVID-19 lockdown

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LONDON: The British government published its plan on Monday (May 11) for exiting the COVID-19 lockdown. The 51-page document, entitled 'Our Plan ...

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The roadmap is set out in three steps, gradually easing over time the stringent restrictions that have all but shuttered the economy. Following are the main points:"This is not a short-term crisis. It is likely that COVID-19 will circulate in the human population long-term, possibly causing periodic epidemics. In the near future, large epidemic waves cannot be excluded without continuing some measures.

FILE PHOTO: Workers walk outside a construction site for a section of Britain's HS2 high-speed railway project, at London Euston train station in London on Feb 11, 2020. Any further decisions on easing the lockdown will depend on what scientists know at the time, and so some of the provisional dates for further steps might be changed.Those in the clinically extremely vulnerable group will continue to be advised to shield themselves for some time yet.For the foreseeable future, workers should continue to work from home rather than their normal physical workplace, wherever possible.Schools should prepare to begin to open for more children from Jun 1.

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