No end to lockdown yet but 'careful' easing begins, British PM Johnson says

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A handout image released by 10 Downing Street, shows Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson being filmed giving his address to the nation inside 10 Downing Street in London on May 9, 2020, as the government sets out it's roadmap to ease the national lockdown due to the novel coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. - Prime Minister Boris Johnson issued new stay-at-home advice on Sunday, May 10, and warned he would proceed cautiously on lifting a nationwide coronavirus lockdown as the death toll in Britain, already the highest in Europe, continues to mount. (Photo by Andrew PARSONS / 10 Downing Street /
A handout image released by 10 Downing Street, shows Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson being filmed giving his address to the nation inside 10 Downing Street in London on May 9, 2020, as the government sets out it's roadmap to ease the national lockdown due to the novel coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. - Prime Minister Boris Johnson issued new stay-at-home advice on Sunday, May 10, and warned he would proceed cautiously on lifting a nationwide coronavirus lockdown as the death toll in Britain, already the highest in Europe, continues to mount. (Photo by Andrew PARSONS / 10 Downing Street /

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Sunday that the coronavirus lockdown will not end yet, urging people to “stay alert” to the risks as he outlined plans to begin slowly easing measures that have closed down much of the economy for nearly seven weeks, Reuters reports.

While his government was giving directions for England, it wants the United Kingdom's other constituent nations — Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland — to take the same approach. But there were immediate divisions, with Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon saying she was sticking with the existing “stay at home” message.

Johnson announced a limited easing of restrictions, including allowing people to exercise outside more often and encouraging those who cannot work from home to return to their jobs.

A handout image released by 10 Downing Street shows Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson being filmed giving his address to the nation on May 9, 2020, as the government sets out its roadmap to ease the lockdown put in place due to the novel coronavirus pandemic. Prime Minister Boris Johnson issued new stay-at-home advice on Sunday, May 10, and warned he would proceed cautiously on lifting the nationwide coronavirus lockdown as the death toll in Britain, already the highest in Europe, continues to mount. — Via AFP
A handout image released by 10 Downing Street shows Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson being filmed giving his address to the nation on May 9, 2020, as the government sets out its roadmap to ease the lockdown put in place due to the novel coronavirus pandemic. Prime Minister Boris Johnson issued new stay-at-home advice on Sunday, May 10, and warned he would proceed cautiously on lifting the nationwide coronavirus lockdown as the death toll in Britain, already the highest in Europe, continues to mount. — Via AFP

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