England Plans to Ease Up Restrictions

On February 22nd Boris Johnson announced a four-step exit from their current lockdown. Here is a summary of how England plans to ease up restrictions:

England Plans to Ease Up Restrictions Through a Roadmap of Four Tests

England plans to ease up restrictions by having a roadmap to revitalize the country’s economy without triggering a virus insurgence. The hallmark of this roadmap are four key data based tests. The first test is whether the vaccine rollout goes as planned. The second is whether the vaccines show to be effective in bringing down deaths and hospitalizations. The third test is whether they can keep the caseload down so as not to overwhelming their health care system. The fourth and final test is to confirm that new virus variants do not create serious and unforeseen risks.

Summary of England’s Four Step Plan By Date

March 8, 2021 Step 1 Part 1

All schools primary and second will open;

School sports will restart both indoor and outdoor;

Nursing home Residents will be allowed to have a single friend, relative or other visitor come to them as often as they like; and

Two friends will be allowed to socialize outdoors such as on a park bench or at a two person picnic.

March 29, 2021 Step 1 Part 2

Six people from different households are allowed to meet outside (called the “Rule of Six”);

Two households of any number of individuals can meet outside;

The previous stay at home guidance will be dropped;

Outdoor sports for both adults and children will return;

April 12, 2021 Step 2

Non-essential shops will be allowed to open;

Pubs and restaurants will open for outdoor seating with groups limited to six;

Pubs will no longer be required to serve food with alcohol and will be able to serve pints to go and no curfew for pubs and restaurants;

Hair and nail salons will be allowed to reopen;

Gyms will reopen without classes; and

Airbnbs will be allowed to operate but not yet hotels or B&B’s.

May 17, 2021 Step 3

Hotels and B&B’s can reopen;

Groups of up to six and two households can visit each other indoors;

Indoor sports and gym classes can start to operate;

Cinemas and theaters can reopen;

Up to 10,000 attendees or 25% capacity (whichever is less) will be allowed at large outdoor stadiums;

Up to 4,000 attendees or 50 capacity (whichever is less) will be allowed at smaller outdoor stadiums; and

Up to 1,000 attendees or 50 capacity (whichever is less) will be allowed at indoor event spaces.

June 21, 2021 Step 4

Things to return to as close to normal as possible; and

Nightclubs and other larger venues can open.

The government will be monitoring the results and ramifications of reach step so changes are very possible.

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