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As you want and with one person from another household. We are encouraged to wear Face Coverings in enclosed spaces where social distancing is difficult, such as public transport. But in wales, scotland and Northern Ireland, the advice remains largely unchanged to stay at home. And coming up on bbc news, no professional sport in england even behind closed doors until the 1st ofjune at the earliest. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. The government has laid out in more detail the plan to ease seven weeks of lockdown in a 50 page document published this afternoon. The three phases, aimed at gradually restoring a kind of normality, apply only to england as scotland, wales and Northern Ireland are largely maintaining the advice to stay at home. From wednesday, people in england can go outdoors as often as they want. That can be for exercise or to sit in a park for instance. You can meet with one person outside your household provided you keep two metres apart. Youre asked to
Is too much, too soon. So it will be interesting to see what questions are asked about that and why this is happening now. Particularly as the government has been so keen to say they are following the science. If there appears to be dissent in the ra nks there appears to be dissent in the ranks now, this could cause a problem, as the unions are already. Actually, lets go to downing street now. Jonathan van tam and Oliver Dowden. Good afternoon, everyone, and welcome to the afternoon downing street briefing. Let me begin as usual with the latest figures. 4,000,170 tests for coronavirus have now been carried out in the uk. That includes 127,722 tests carried out yesterday. 272,826 people have tested positive. That is an increase of 2445 cases since yesterday. Sadly, of those tested positive for coronavirus across all settings, 38,376 have now died. That is an increase of 215 fatalities since yesterday. This new figure includes deaths in all settings, not just in hospitals. And of course,
Significant step out of lockdown, already taken in scotland and Northern Ireland, england and wales will follow on monday, with the number of coronavirus cases falling ministers say the time is right, but some of those advising the government have concerns. some of those advising the government have concerns. If we make multiple releases of the lockdown at the same time, we wont know what is causing the inevitable jump the same time, we wont know what is causing the inevitablejump in cases. And we dont have an established test, track and isolate process to follow these people up, so we are process to follow these people up, so we are at a process to follow these people up, so we are at a very process to follow these people up, so we are at a very risky point where we could take the lid off a pot that is still bubbling in places, and it risks overflowing stop is one of several members of the Scientific Advisory group for emergency to speak out, after Boris Johnson confirmed this week re
Of their new freedoms. I believe this is also a very dangerous moment. We have to get this right. It comes as ministers formally gave the go ahead for many sports to resume, albeit behind closed doors. Also tonight. Violent clashes continue across america as protests spread after the death of an African American man at the hands of Police Officers in minnesota. 3,2,1. Lift off a new era for space travel as the first ever comercial rocket carrying people into space is successfully launched. Good evening. The uk is at a dangerous moment according to englands deputy chief medical officer who urged people not to tear the pants, as he put it, out of the loosened lockdown restrictions that will come into effect from monday. Professor van tam today reminded people of how rapidly the disease can spread throughout the population. Many people were tempted out by the warm weather once again today, as some members of the governments own Sage Advisory Group spoke out against the pace at which chang