Coronavirus update – Prime Minister Boris Johnson laid out the “first careful steps” of easing the coronavirus lockdown as part of a three-phase plan to get back to normal life.
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If the coronavirus pandemic is seen as a marathon race, where along the road is Australia currently placed? Halfway? Is the finish line in sight? On 60 MINUTES, Tom Steinfort reveals the stark truth that we haven’t even begun to raise a sweat. Epidemiologists say we’re only about a kilometre into this 42-kilometre test of endurance. It means, despite Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s understandable bullishness, all the talk of easing lockdown restrictions needs to be considered very carefully. For all our good work so far, complacency about the threat of the virus could lead to many more deaths, and a second wave of COVID-19 in Australia, especially in winter, might easily turn into a wipe-out.
It’s been over a week since the country entered level four of the extended lockdown. But, certain political parties are already at loggerheads with one another over the issue. Some have called on President Cyril Ramaphosa to end it, whilst some are calling for the government to go back to level five.
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Dominic Raab has confirmed that Boris Johnson will be unveiling the road map to ease the coronavirus lockdown restrictions in England “with sensible changes” on Sunday.
The Foreign Secretary said that the existing measures remain in place for the bank holiday weekend to limit the spread of Covid-19.
“For the moment it is really important, particularly as people look towards a warm bank holiday weekend, that we continue to follow the guidance in place at this time,” he said.
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Chancellor Angela Merkel has said Germany’s goal of slowing the spread of coronavirus has been achieved, so all shops can be reopened as lockdown restrictions are eased.
Bundesliga football has been given the green light to resume and schools will gradually reopen in the summer term.
Germany’s 16 federal states, under an agreement with the government, will take control of timing the reopening.
They will operate an “emergency brake” if there is a new surge in infections.
General contact rules involving will continue for another month. A limited resumption has already begun, but this easing of restrictions is far broader.
The Prime Minister will make a statement on Sunday setting out his plans to ease the lockdown. Boris Johnson said some changes will come into force the next day.
Ministers have hinted that the construction sector should return to work wherever possibleand that offices, public spaces and transport systems should be adapted to maintain safety and distancing.
Meanwhile new official evidence on the economic impact of the lockdown are due to be announced.
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Boris Johnson said some lockdown restrictions will be lifted next week and set a new testing target of 200,000 per day by the end of this month. “We would like to get going on some of these measures on Monday,” he said in the House of Commons. It comes as Heath Secretary Matt Hancock was left speechless by the actions of Professor Neil Ferguson, the key scientific adviser who flouted lockdown rules to meet up with his lover.
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Boris Johnson revealed that lockdown measures could change on Monday – as he faced up against Labour boss Sir Keir Starmer at PMQs for the first time.
The PM will address the nation on Sunday with a roadmap for how to tweak the current lockdown measures, some of which may come into effect the very next day.
The PM will lay out how he hopes to get Britain back to work and school once again, giving hope to millions of people that they could see restrictions lifted.
And he admitted today that some tweaks may come into effect on Monday, though no huge plans are on the cards.
The UK now has the worst ‘official’ death toll in Europe – but the ‘real’ picture is yet to emerge.
Shock statistics today revealed 29,648 deaths in England and Wales involved coronavirus up to April 24 – higher than Italy’s current total of 29,079.
It comes as then Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, is expected to reveal his ‘road map’ to returning Britain to normality this Sunday.
Rumoured to be included in the plans are a staggered approach to work start times, with offices to be adapted for appropriate social distancing. Such as physical screens and the closure of canteens.
A care home in Norfolk has hosted a drive-through party to reunite residents with their family and friends.
Burgh House care home put on the disco to cheer up their residents during the coronavirus lockdown.
Many of the residents have been unable to see their family since the lockdown began six weeks ago.
The disco was a chance for them to have a little boogie together whilst maintaining social distancing rules.
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Chief Scientific Adviser Patrick Vallance and Deputy Chief Medical Officer Jenny Harries on the progress the UK is making on easing the lockdown.
Cheif government advisors will answer questions from The Health and Social Care Committee in order to get an idea of what must be achieved before COVID-19 lockdown can be eased.
The Health Committee is likely to ask what is the modelling and data being considered in order to ease lockdown.
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Matt Hancock hails new NHS virus app to go into pilot and ‘where Isle of Wight goes, Britain will follow’
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Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Sunday formed an economic advisory committee to revive the state’s economy amid the coronavirus pandemic. The eight-member committee led by retired IAS officer Subhash Das will look at various aspects of the state’s economy and provide recommendations to bring back economic buoyancy through systematic interventions.
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Almost half of American states are loosening restrictions and reopening some businesses. But health officials warn reopening too quickly could backfire. CGTN’s Jim Spellman has more.
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The Minister of Employment and Labour Thulas Nxesi briefs the country on the back-to-work readiness. This as a result of the country moving from Covid-19 Level 5 to Level 4 which will result in more businesses and industries opening and more South Africans having to resume their duties.
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Spain, the European country with the most coronavirus cases, has now surpassed 25,000 deaths. But the number of new infections is on the decline, and the country has begun easing some of its strict lockdown measures. For seven weeks, only one person per household was allowed to leave their homes to go grocery shopping or walk their dog. But starting today, Spaniards are allowed to go outside to exercise again, albeit while still under restrictions.
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When deciding whether to start easing lockdown restrictions in the UK, the government is looking at the risk of a second wave of the virus hitting the country. Several European countries have started to ease their lockdown measures to varying degrees of success. Last night Boris Johnson said that the UK is past the peak of its coronavirus pandemic. The government has warned the reproductive rate of the virus must be below one to avoid a second peak of coronavirus. This means that on average someone with the virus passes it on to less than one person.
The Minister of Transport, Mr. Fikile Mbalula will brief the media virtually on COVID-19 lockdown regulations and directives related to transport under Level 4.
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Boris Johnson has said the government will release a plan for gradually easing the lockdown. However the Prime Minister made clear that lifting restrictions will depend on keeping transmission rates of coronavirus infection low.
The scientific term for the transmission rate is known as the R-number. Boris Johnson said that keeping the R-number down was going to be “absolutely vital to our recovery”.
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In his first appearance back at the daily government briefings, Prime Minister Boris Johnson declared that the UK has past the peak of the coronavirus.
Despite stressing that the lockdown must remain in place, he promised to lay out possible exit strategies next week.
The government has ramped up plans for contact tracing – a painstaking method used to slow down and contain the spread of infectious outbreaks.
It means tracking down people who have been in prolonged contact with Covid-19 sufferers, to potentially ask them to self-isolate.
Boris Johnson has declared that the UK is past the peak of the coronavirus outbreak, and said that he will set out a comprehensive plan for gradually lifting the lockdown.
But his announcement came with a warning, that the country mustn’t lose control and “risk a second spike” of the virus.
It was the first time the Prime Minister led the daily briefing since himself becoming ill with Covid-19. Among measures being considered to restart the economy are the reopening of schools and public transport.
Billions of people around the world have been placed on lockdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus. Europe, which became the epicenter of the pandemic after China, has now grappled with strict social distancing measures and their economic impacts since March. CNBC’s Timothyna Duncan reports on life under lockdown and what could be next as governments look to relax the measures.
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President Trump participates in a roundtable with industry executives on the plan for opening up America after COVID-19 lockdown.
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