Travel abroad will continue to be prohibited, other than for a small number of permitted reasons. People should continue to work from home where they can and minimise the number of journeys they make where possible, avoiding travel at the busiest times and routes. The ‘stay at home’ rule will end on 29 March but many restrictions will remain in place. Outdoor sports facilities such as tennis and basketball courts, and open-air swimming pools, will also be allowed to reopen, and people will be able to take part in formally organised outdoor sports. And this is why from 29 March, when most schools start to break up for the Easter holidays, outdoor gatherings (including in private gardens) of either 6 people (the Rule of 6) or 2 households will also be allowed, making it easier for friends and families to meet outside. The evidence shows that it is safer for people to meet outdoors rather than indoors. Care home residents will also be allowed one regular visitor.
People will be allowed to leave home for recreation and exercise outdoors with their household or support bubble, if they are eligible for one, or with one person from outside their household. Higher Education students at English universities on practical courses can also return from 8 March. We are introducing twice-weekly rapid testing for secondary and college pupils - in addition to regular testing for all teachers - to reduce the chance of the virus spreading in schools. Childcare and children’s supervised activities can also resume where necessary to enable parents to work or engage in similar activities. In Step 1, our priority is to ensure that all children and students return safely to face-to-face education in schools and colleges from 8 March. Step 1 - 8 and 29 March Changes on 8 March Education The government will also continue to support families and businesses throughout the steps set out in the roadmap - details of which will be set out by the Chancellor in the Budget on 3 March.įind out more about the current coronavirus (COVID-19) restrictions, including what you can and cannot do. The government will continue to protect the public by ensuring local outbreaks are managed quickly and effectively and that we combat new dangerous variants, both within the UK and at the border. our assessment of the risks is not fundamentally changed by new Variants of Concern.infection rates do not risk a surge in hospitalisations which would put unsustainable pressure on the NHS.evidence shows vaccines are sufficiently effective in reducing hospitalisations and deaths in those vaccinated.the vaccine deployment programme continues successfully.The decision will be based on four tests: Only when the government is sure that it is safe to move from one step to the next will the final decision be made. There will be a minimum of five weeks between each step: four weeks for the scientific data to reflect the changes in restrictions and to be analysed followed by one week’s advance notice of the restrictions that will be eased. For that reason, all the dates in the roadmap are indicative and subject to change. In implementing this plan we will be guided by data, not dates, so that we do not risk a surge in infections that would put unsustainable pressure on the NHS. It will take place in four steps and at each step, we plan to lift restrictions across the whole of England at the same time. While we must all remain vigilant - in particular against the threat from new COVID-19 variants - and continue to protect the NHS, a safe exit from lockdown can begin. Taken together, this means that even though absolute case numbers remain relatively high, we will be able to begin relaxing the current strict lockdown.
The public have also risen to the challenge of suppressing COVID-19: by obeying the law staying at home getting tested when needed isolating when required, and following the ‘hands, face, space’ and ‘letting fresh air in’ guidance. The success of the vaccination programme is one factor - so far over 17 million people have had their jabs - but by no means the whole story.
From 8 March, people in England will see restrictions start to lift and the government’s four-step roadmap offer a route back to a more normal life.
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