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It's been a busy day for us in the UK with reaction to Prime Minister Boris Johnson's new guidance on how to begin lifting lockdown measures.

And there's more to come later, too, including:

• 15:30 BST - Johnson will give a statement to MPs in the House of Commons
• 17:50 - Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer will respond to Johnson's televised address from last night, in a broadcast on BBC Radio 4
• 19:00 - Johnson will face questions at a news conference

We'll keep bringing you all the latest updates.

Chris Mason
Political Correspondent

We've seen consistent concern from people living in pretty places about the potential deluge of visitors spreading the virus.

This was a worry earlier on in the lockdown - and it is again, because the government has said, on page 27, that "people may drive to outdoor open spaces irrespective of distance."

The government's justification for allowing this is that the scientific advice is the risk spreading the virus outdoors is "significantly lower" than inside.

People are not allowed to stay overnight away from home - whether that be self catering or in their own holiday home.

Plus, for now at least, very little will be open in terms of shops etc.

And - as I've highlighted in the document below - if it does prompt a spike in infections, the rules will slam into reverse.

Geoff Barton from the Association of School and College Leaders says his organisation is "a bit disappointed" by the guidance that the youngest children are set to be the first to go back to school.

He says the younger children are the ones who will find the distancing rules harder to understand - and that they will be harder for teachers to control.

He argues it would have made more sense to start reopening schools to the older students.

"We're a bit disappointed to have something so counter-intuitive," he says.

As we have been telling you the government has unveiled its strategy to "rebuild" the UK when the country leaves lockdown.

The 50-page document , externalprovides new detail on the three phases on the prime minister's road map to easing the restrictions in England.

Lockdown matters are devolved so Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland will be able to enforce their own measures.

Here are some of the main points:

• The government has advised people to wear face coverings for the first time when in enclosed spaces, such as on public transport or in some shops
• It has also clarified that you can only meet one person from another household while out in public, and not in a garden
• People in England can drive as far as they want to take exercise but not across borders to other nations where the rules are different
• Primary schools will have a phased opening, with the aim of this beginning on 1 June, but the government hopes all primary pupils will return to school for a month before the summer holidays if feasible
• Professional sports could return behind closed doors no earlier than 1 June
• Hairdressers, barbers, pubs and other non-essential hospitality businesses will not be able to reopen until at least 4 July

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The government's chief medical officer Prof Chris Whitty has been talking about the new strategy.

He said: "There is a little bit of room for manoeuvre, the numbers are going down.

"We are confident the R is below one already, that's the first bit of background to this.

"Secondly we are confident that the risk of being outdoors, in terms of meeting people, provided it is with social distancing, is significantly lower than that of indoors."

Prof Whitty said provided people stick to social distancing the changes should not have a material affect and said it was important to make the restrictions sustainable.

He said: "Taking a very small risk for something which manages to make it more sustainable for people to do has some clear benefits."

The R number he refers to is the reproduction number - a way of rating a disease's ability to spread. There is more on it here.

David Shukman
Science editor, BBC News

The key word explaining the government’s U-turn on face coverings is “asymptomatic".

That’s when people are infected with the virus but don’t realise it because they don’t show any symptoms.

Or when they’ve caught the virus but haven’t yet noticed because the coughing and fever haven’t started.

In both cases, people can be spreading the virus unawares, and that could prove dangerous in crowded places.

That’s why a month ago the US government, followed by many others including the Scottish government, decided to advise people to cover their faces.

This isn’t designed to protect the wearer – a homemade mask will not be very effective at that.

Instead a covering made from a scarf or T-shirt is meant to trap any virus that you might otherwise be transmitting to people nearby.

In many countries, wearing a mask has become an act of solidarity, an effort to protect others from the disease.

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The report makes clear that the longer the virus affects the economy, the greater the risk of long-term scarring with permanently lower economic activity, business failures, persistently high unemployment and lower earnings.

Clearly health is the priority but getting us back to work - and getting the economy moving - is close behind, says BBC business reporter Ben Thompson.

As far as step one is concerned, very little changes for business. Even if your workplace is open, can you get there safely? Many adults will not be able to get back to work until their children are back to school.

Central businesses, those that have not been able to open so far, may start to come in from step two, no earlier than 1 June. Crucially, that excludes the sectors it describes as hospitality and personal care.

It is step three, no earlier than 4 July, where most businesses might be able to operate more normally again - including hair salons, beauty parlours, hospitality, places of worship and leisure places like cinemas.

Chris Mason
Political Correspondent

There is a key line on page 30 of the document, about schools in England.

The government's "ambition" is for all primary school children to get a month back at school before the summer holidays.

Given the holidays start in late July in many places, that means the aim is to get primary schools fully back by late June.

Clearly, all this could very easily get postponed - depending on the transmission of the virus.

As well as announcing a further 210 deaths in the UK, the Department of Health and Social Care also says 100,490 tests were carried out over the past 24 hours.

It is the first day the UK has reached its 100,000 testing target since 1 May.

Earlier this month, Boris Johnson set a new testing target of 200,000 a day by the end of the month.

Much of today's guidance applies to England only, but what are the devolved governments saying?

Scotland and Wales - which have their own powers over the lockdown - have not changed the advice for people to stay at home, and have rejected No 10's new "stay alert" slogan.

Speaking today, Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said the law and guidance in Scotland had not changed, and said: "I would hope all employers would respect that."

And Wales' First Minister Mark Drakeford has warned people that they are not allowed to drive from England into Wales for exercise as the two countries move to different lockdown rules.

Northern Ireland First Minister Arlene Foster has said a plan to take the nation slowly out of lockdown could be published on Tuesday.

It seems likely that the plan will not include projected dates next to different phases of easing the lockdown.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced the end of the nationwide "non-working days period" from Tuesday.

However, it was not immediately clear whether this meant Russians would return to work.

In a televised address, President Putin stressed that the fight against the coronavirus outbreak "goes on".

As we reported earlier, Russia now has the third-highest number of coronavirus cases in the world - 221,344 - though comparisons between countries are not always accurate because of different factors such as the extent of their testing.

Russia has confirmed 2,009 deaths in total.

Chris Mason
Political Correspondent

I've read the whole thing and been on a briefing call with Professor Chris Whitty, England's Chief Medical Officer and Sir Patrick Vallance, the UK government's Chief Scientific Adviser.

A few things leapt out.

While "homemade cloth face coverings can help reduce the risk of transmission in some circumstances", as the document puts it and the advice is to wear one in "enclosed public spaces where social distancing is not possible", it will not be a legal requirement to wear one.

The evidence for their benefit, we were told, was not strong enough for this to be the case.

When primary schools begin to reopen - and the earliest this could happen is the beginning of next month - all children in Reception, Year 1 and Year 6 could return, as they could be spread out throughout the whole school. But the decision will rest with headteachers.

Parents who decide not to send their children back to school will not be fined for keeping them away.

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The government is now advising everyone in England to use a face covering in enclosed spaces.

They say a face covering should cover your mouth and nose while allowing you to breathe comfortably. It can be as simple as a scarf or bandana that ties behind the head.

They are urging people to make their own from an old T-shirt or cloth.

The advice says: "Face-coverings should not be used by children under the age of two, or those who may find it difficult to manage them correctly, for example primary age children unassisted, or those with respiratory conditions.

"It is important to use face coverings properly and wash your hands before putting them on and taking them off."

The official advice, including step by step instructions, can be found here, external.

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The 50-page strategy document released today is called Our Plan to Rebuild and Prime Minister Boris Johnson says in his foreword that it "will not be a quick return to normality".

He said the overwhelming priority was to save lives while recognising the "extraordinary sacrifices" made by the British people.

Read the full strategy here., external

Daniel Sandford
Home Affairs Correspondent

There is a phrase that runs through this document which is smart or smarter. They’re trying to do smarter controls.

What they’ve been doing thus far is really blunt - everything must stop aside from absolute essentials.

In that time people have started to work out how they can do things in their lives while maintaining social distancing.

What the government is hoping is that we can do more and more with those lessons that we’ve learned in the last few weeks.

I think we’re going to move into a phase where we are relying on people’s common sense.

The concern of people like the Police Federation is that there are lots of people who don’t have much common sense and that’s where the difficulty comes. And the government is saying that we need to start relying on people’s common sense in some of these limited areas.

Chris Mason
Political Correspondent

On face coverings, the advice from the government is that people should wear a face covering - a homemade face covering, not something used by those in a medical or clinical or care setting.

There is not a legal requirement to wear a face covering. Why?

Because we are told the advice from scientists was sufficiently mixed on whether it may or may not be of vast additional benefit, but it wasn't worth imposing it as a law.

The understanding is that wearing a face covering might help you prevent passing on the virus in the days where you might have it but not have any symptoms.

That is why it is useful in a public space.

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A further 210 people have died with coronavirus in the UK, the Department of Health and Social Care has announced.

It takes the total death toll in the UK to 32,065.

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Unlimited exercise was announced on Sunday by the prime minister and now the strategy document has given more detail on what is and is not allowed., external

Playing tennis and going fishing will be fine from Wednesday as often as you like with one person outside your household.

People can now drive as far as they want to exercise.

However, team sports will not be permitted, except with other members of your household, according to the strategy.

Playgrounds, outdoor gyms and "ticketed outdoor leisure venues" - where there is a higher risk of close contact - also remain off-limits under step one of the plans.

The reopening of such leisure facilities may only be "fully possible significantly later" depending on the reduction in infections, it added.

Sage - the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies - has said that the risk of transmission of coronavirus outdoors is far lower than in an enclosed space.

Chris Mason
Political Correspondent

We are beginning to get some detail.

It is worth emphasising that it is from the UK government but these are guidelines relating to England.

There are three steps, with the first starting on Wednesday.

That is about being able to go out more - being able to exercise freely.

Central to this advice is that transmission of the virus outdoors is much much harder than indoors.

But, yes you can meet - at a social distance - somebody from another household.

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The government says it is considering allowing people to expand their household group to include one other household "in the same exclusive group", and is also examining how to let people gather in slightly larger groups, including for weddings.

Sage, the government's scientific advisory body, is considering the issue, the new guidance document says.

However, this would be part of the second stage and would not be possible until 1 June at the earliest, depending on the suppression of the virus.