Brits returning from 33 'red list' countries, where travel for non-Brits is already banned, will have to be in guarded hotels for 10 days. Separately, in the second half of February the government’s advisors are meant to rule on how priority will work for the final phase of the vaccine rollout - in other words, whether teachers, shop workers and police will get it first.įinally, February 15 is the date when hotel quarantine will finally come into force. Those groups are all over-70s all elderly care home residents and their carers all shielders and frontline NHS and social care staff.Īfter this, officials will move on to administering first doses to the next priority groups - all over-50s and younger “at risk” groups. Ministers say the target has been hit, at least in England and Wales. Importantly, this was also the deadline for offering the first dose of a vaccine to all 15million of the most vulnerable people in the UK. Plans will be brought forward the following week, though reports have suggested the PM could make a special announcement in this week on schools - which he promised two weeks' notice for reopening.īoris Johnson, pictured at a vaccine centre, will be studying the data In this week the Government should have a clearer picture of whether the lockdown has worked, and crucially, what impact the vaccine is having on case numbers. This is when the review of the third lockdown in England, as set by the Prime Minister at the start of January, begins. February 15: Government hits vaccine target - and reviews the data Here's what we know so far about that plan and how it's shaping up. "Our biggest priority remains schools, and we will set out our plan for reopening them, and gradually reopening our economy and society on February 22." We have to go at the pace that the latest data and evidence allows," one source said. "Whilst there is some reason for cautious optimism, we remain in a difficult situation, with the pressures on the NHS still very significant. “So it makes sense to be sensible for a while longer while still keeping the vast majority of our social life, economic life and educational life going.”Ĭoronavirus lockdown end date: Easing to start March 8 with 'picnics and coffee in park' “It’s going to be a slow decrease out of this - we’re going to need to be cautious about new variants coming in, keeping an eye on how our vaccines are doing. He said: “We’re not going to suddenly wake up one day and say we’re all cured like in the Hollywood movies and wave flags. Prof Tim Spector, who leads the Covid symptom study, said he can see a “scenario” where people carry on using masks and regularly washing hands long into the future. Government sources warn nothing is set in stone - as it all depends on data about how fast cases are coming down, and what impact we're getting from the vaccine rollout so far.Ĭabinet minister Dominic Raab today kicked hopes of raucous April pub trips into the long grass, saying he would not back an "arbitrary commitment" to lift all coronavirus restrictions by the end of April.Ĭrucial data will only arrive in the coming week, ahead of Boris Johnson announcing a "roadmap" with confirmed plans on February 22.Īnd scientists are warning against lifting the lockdown too early - because even if deaths are avoided at first, it could allow a new mutation to bloom which resists the vaccine. But the date for pubs ranges anywhere from April to August. We know there will be a three-step plan, with schools opening first, then non-essential shops, then hospitality like pubs and restaurants. Schools would also open from March 8 in England.īut beyond that the dates are vague. It's thought you'll be allowed a picnic in the park with one person from one other household from as soon as March 8. So what WILL you actually be able to do? And when might lockdown begin to ease? Meanwhile travel quarantine, masks and social distancing could all stay long into the future as we face the risk of new Covid variants undermining the vaccine. The Mirror understands No10 has looked at anywhere between April and August for this. The Mail on Sunday is even claiming pub beer gardens could reopen for business by Easter Sunday on April 4 - but let's just say this seems pretty optimistic. Tory MPs are demanding Boris Johnson ends ALL lockdown restrictions from April 30, once all the most vulnerable have had a first vaccine dose, as total first doses look set to hit 15million today. Speculation about the "end of lockdown" in England is reaching fever pitch.
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