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An ice cream shop in Massachusetts closed its doors one day after first reopening for business because customers refused to follow social distancing measures and abused staff.

"Now I open the doors to a whole new world, with gloves and masks and we're running around like chickens, and people are like where's my ice cream?" Polar Cave Ice Cream Parlour owner Mark Lawrence told WFXT-News in Cape Cod.

"I'm not a trauma center, it's ice cream!"

Customers had been asked to place their orders at least an hour in advance but most refused, he said. Some used offensive language against a 17-year-old employee causing her to quit at the end of her shift.

The shop reopened on Sunday after an outpouring of support from the community.

The coronavirus death toll in Massachusetts is at nearly 5,000. There are more than 77,000 cases in the state.

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On Sunday, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced a "conditional plan" to begin lifting England's coronavirus lockdown.

So, can people now visit national parks, how quarantine for those coming into the country will work, and whether parents could be fined if they don't send their children back to school?

Here are the answers to these and other questions asked by our readers.

Dominic Casciani
Home Affairs Correspondent

True to the prime minister's word on Sunday night, the relaxation of the lockdown is indeed coming with a significant increase in fines for anyone who thinks they have carte blanche to go further.

Under the current rules, anyone outside without a reasonable excuse could receive a ticket from the police for £60, reduced to £30 for prompt payment.

Those penalties increase to £960 as time goes on. The new scheme - which will require a law change before Wednesday - sees the first offence fixed penalty ticket go up to £100, external, before maxing out at a whopping £3,200.

As before, you could end up facing an unlimited fine if you have to be dragged to court by the police.

It has been a busy day but there is still more to come with the prime minister expected to answer questions from the public and the media in around an hour.

He will be accompanied by chief advisers to the UK government Chris Whitty and Patrick Vallance.

While we wait for that, here is a round-up of what has been happening in the UK:

• The UK government has published a document outlining new coronavirus lockdown rules, external in England
• This includes advising people to aim to wear face coverings on public transport and in some shops
• People in England are also allowed to meet one person from another household outside - we have more on what has been announced
• Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have their own powers over the lockdown and have not lifted measures to the same extent
• The UK government's advice says no professional sport, even behind closed doors, will be staged in England until 1 June at the earliest
• A study has found that more than 2,000 coronavirus deaths could have been prevented if Scotland had locked down two weeks earlier

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Labour Leader Sir Keir Starmer promises that his party will "have the courage to support the government when that's the right thing to do, and the courage to challenge the government where it's getting it wrong."

"What we needed from the prime minister last night was clarity and reassurance," he says adding that "so many of us have questions that need answering."

"We needed to hear that nobody would be asked to go to work or send their children to school without it being safe to do so.

"I'll keep demanding answers to these questions because that's how we get better decisions and better outcomes.

"And when this is over, and one day it will be, I'm determined we'll build a better society.

"We can't go back to a society where we clap our carers once a week but where half of our care workers are paid less than the real living wage."

UK opposition leader Sir Keir Starmer has begun his response to the prime minister. You can listen on BBC Radio 4.

"We are living through the biggest threat this country has faced for a generation," the Labour leader says.

"Coronavirus has taken so much from us - it's brought normal life to a halt."

"Over 30,000 people have lost their lives... millions are worried about their loved ones, their jobs, their communities, their families and their future."

"That’s why when I was elected leader of the Labour Party, just over a month ago, I promised a new type of opposition.

"Labour will always put the national interest first."

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Italy has announced a further 179 coronavirus-related deaths, a slight increase on Sunday's daily total, taking the overall death toll to 30,739.

However, more positively, the number of people in intensive care in the country (999) has fallen below 1,000 for the first time in two months, having reached 4,068 people at the peak of the crisis.

There are 744 new cases, a rise by a record low of 0.34% - although there has been a drop in the number of tests.

BBC Radio 4 is broadcasting a response from UK opposition leader Keir Starmer to the prime minister's statement on easing the lockdown measures.

It starts at 17:50 and you can listen to what he says on BBC Sounds.

Jonah Fisher
BBC News, Kyiv

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The streets and parks of Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, are coming back to life. The easing of quarantine restrictions means that shops, beauty salons, hairdressers, parks and squares are all open again.

Restaurants and cafes are also allowed to resume service - but only if the tables are carefully spaced and outside.

It is a public holiday on Monday, so many of the eateries in downtown Kyiv have been building terraces on the pavement and preparing menus, in anticipation of welcoming customers again on Tuesday.

It is the hottest day of the year to date, so there were queues to get into the city's botanical gardens and to buy ice creams.

Ukraine has so far avoided the worst of the coronavirus outbreak. No-one's quite sure why, but it's probably because of the decisive early action taken by the authorities.

Mindful of the appalling state of the country's healthcare system and with an ageing population, pretty much everything was shut down in mid-March when there were just a handful of cases reported.

In the weeks since, the number of cases and deaths has risen steadily, but not exponentially. As Ukraine begins its experiment with opening up, the official statistics are that about 15 people are dying from the coronavirus every day.

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Hawaii has taken the strictest measures of any US state to control the spread of the coronavirus and has arrested tourists who violate 14-day quarantine orders for visitors.

The so-called rogue tourists include a jet-skier, a Costco shopper and a couple who went out get takeaway food.

Around 20 arrests have been made so far, according to the Associated Press.

Authorities have asked hotels to issue key cards that only work once before being deactivated so guests cannot re-enter their rooms once they've left. Police say they've considered issuing tracking devices to tourists or tracking visitors mobile phones.

The lockdown has taken a devastating toll on Hawaii's tourist-based economy. The unemployment rate is estimated at 34% as hotel cleaners, cooks and other workers are now joining bread lines.

There have been 17 coronavirus deaths in Hawaii and nearly 700 infections.

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Professional sport in England could take place behind closed doors from 1 June, following the guidance from the government released earlier.

Step two of the government's plan to ease restrictions in England, which will not begin until 1 June, includes "permitting cultural and sporting events to take place behind closed doors for broadcast, while avoiding the risk of large-scale social contact".

Premier League football clubs are meeting on Monday to continue discussions on Project Restart.

The top flight has been suspended since 13 March because of the coronavirus pandemic but is aiming to resume in June, with 92 fixtures left to play.

There will be no cricket played in England and Wales until at least 1 July, following a decision by the England and Wales Cricket Board.

British horse racing had hoped to resume behind closed doors later this month, having been on hold since 17 March. Royal Ascot is due to take place behind closed doors from 16-20 June.

Premiership Rugby is aiming for a resumption in early July, with nine rounds of matches remaining.

The rate of new cases has been dropping in New York, unlike many other parts of the US where the curve is climbing daily.

"We took the worst situation in the nation and changed the trajectory," says Governor Andrew Cuomo.

There were 207 new deaths reported in New York on Sunday, bringing the curve back to its 20 March level when roughly 520 new infections occurred.

Cuomo adds that protecting the elderly in nursing homes is "one of our top priorities” as parts of the economy begin to reopen.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has announced the first easing of the state's lockdown, saying that some low-risk businesses can reopen starting on Friday.

"This is the next big step in this historic journey," he said at his daily press conference in Rochester, New York.

Drive-in theatres, he said, would be allowed to reopen.

"Drive-in movie theaters. Talk about going back to the future. Back to drive-in movie theaters. I'm okay with that by the way," Cuomo added.

Boris Johnson has now finished making his statement to the House of Commons.

But he'll be back on our screens at 19:00 BST to hold a press conference with the government's advisers Chris Whitty and Patrick Vallance.

The BBC will also be broadcasting a response from the Leader of the Opposition Keir Starmer at 17:50 on BBC Radio 4 and 18:55 on BBC One and the BBC News channel.

"We don't want to see people travelling to another home for a holiday or a second home," the prime minister says.

"That is not what this is about.

"It is about allowing people the pleasure of going to parks and places of natural beauty."

Responding to a question from Conservative MP Andy Carter, Boris Johnson says he appreciates it will be difficult for some parents to go back to work if their children are not back in school.

"The education secretary will be setting out in further detail how we propose to help those with child care needs," he says.

"I want to stress that if you can't get the child care you need to get to work that is plainly an impediment to work and your employer should recognise that."

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The CEO of Qatar Airways says he will be “very surprised” if travel demand recovers before 2023/2024.

Akbar al-Baker also warned that many business travellers may never return, having become used to working remotely.

The airline has continued to operate throughout the pandemic, maintaining services to around 30 destinations.

Before the pandemic outbreak, it served 165 destinations. It aims to fly to 80 destinations by the end of June.

Al-Baker told Reuters news agency that he predicts the airline will be able to fill between 50% and 60% of seats. He said Qatar Airways will encourage passengers to keep a safe distance while onboard.

The airline announced on Monday that it is giving away 100,000 free return flights to healthcare staff around the world.

There's a blast from the past for Boris Johnson as he fields - via video link - a question from former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn.

Mr Corbyn says the PM's roadmap will worsen inequality, and says restrictions should not be eased until the crisis is "under control".

He says the current plan will give employers "carte blanche" to make people go to work without “proper consideration” of safety.

But the prime minister rejects that, saying the new advice on going to work is only a "change of emphasis" from what was in place before.

He says safety is a "vital issue" but new guidelines for workplaces will ensure they can be "Covid-secure".

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Labour MP Chi Onwurah says the PM is telling those who cannot work from home to get back to work "without transport, childcare or proper PPE in place".

"We are going to insist that businesses are going to look after their workers," replies Boris Johnson.

"We will be having spot inspections to make sure businesses are keeping employees safe."