Lockdown rules are unclear

Boris Johnson has altered the government's advice ahead of the UK entering its eighth week of lockdown.

The slogan of "stay at home, protect the NHS, save lives" has been amended to "stay alert, control the virus, save lives" as the prime minister set out a "conditional plan" for the next phase of the coronavirus lockdown.

The guidelines announced by the Prime Minister, Boris Johnson seem unclear during a public statement.

A five-stage strategy with three steps, starting from Monday May 11th include dropping the stay at home strategy.

He has described a three-step plan leading the country towards July where there could be the possibility of some entertainment and restaurants re-opening.

What you can do this week:

• From Monday, anyone who cannot work from home should go to work but should avoid public transport if possible. Those who can work from home should continue to do so.

• Stay at home as much as possible.

• From Wednesday, people can spend time outdoors for "leisure purposes" - as long as they are two metres away from people not in their households. This includes:

  • Unlimited exercise

  • Sitting in your local park

  • Driving to other destinations

  • Playing sport - but only with members of your own household

• Increased fines for those who break the rules

• Those who can, should work from home

• Wash your hands regularly

• If you or anyone in your household has symptoms, you all need to self-isolate

This means construction workers can return to work and others who cannot work from home could arrange to return to work but avoid public transport. He also confirmed that people can go out more than once a day with social distancing in place.

The key concerns from his announcement is despite suggesting the measures include the agreement of the four nations of the United Kingdom, however Scotland and Northern Ireland are sticking to the lockdown and the stay at home rule.

The latest figures revealed that 31,855 people have died in the UK after testing positive for COVID-19 - an increase of 269, which is the lowest daily figure since 29 March when 214 deaths were confirmed.

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