UK Foreign Secretary says 'some sectors unlikely to resume work until July 4'

British Foreign secretary Dominic Raab "wouldn't be able to say" if or sectors except n-essential retailers would resume work starting from July 4, "at earliest". As UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson unveiled his ‘conditional plan’ for easing nationwide lockdown that was imposed to curb furr spre of coronavirus, Raab said on May 11 that or sectors “are inherently more difficult because people are mixing toger and it’s difficult to maintain social distancing”. Schools and educational institutions are expected to reopen by June 1 but it can change based on condition of pandemic. 

In nation’s dress on May 10, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson revealed “conditional plan” to reopen country after being under lockdown to curb spre of COVID-19 disease. While number of active cases of coronavirus infection in UK remains 186,984 and it has recorded at least 31,855 fatalities, Johnson unveiled plan that would allow citizens to spend some time outdoors from May 13. Stating top priority to protect UK’s public health services (NHS), British PM has said that country “cant move forward” unless five tests proposed by government are satisfied. 

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Some people can resume work

Johnson has declared that people who were having trouble working remotely like ones working in manufacturing or construction industry, can resume work in ir office s but are vised to avoid public transport to maintain social distancing. Even though UK PM stressed "Covid Alert System" with five levels that will determine extent of lockdown, he hoped that next step involving students to return to some schools will be reached “at earliest by June 1”. It would also include reopening of some shops but alerted that it would only take place if supported by science. 

st after some schools and shops reopen would involve hospitality businesses to reopen along with or public s “if numbers support it”. However, Johnson said that it would t be before July 1. According to British PM, this plan to reopen country is “first sketch of a romap for reopening society”. Johnson ded that “this is t time simply to end lockdown this week. Inste, we are taking first careful steps to modify our measures”. Moreover, penalties for people who break lockdown rules will also increase. Boris Johnson stressed repeatedly that all proposals are 'conditional' and y might be changed based on reproduction rate of highly contagious disease.

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(Im Source: AP)