The Prime Minister has set out ‘the first sketch of a road map’ towards reopening society in England amid the fight against coronavirus, but viewers of his address last night will have been left with unanswered questions. The 13-minute televised speech aimed to set out the Government’s exit strategy from the lockdown which has been in place since March 23, but there was no mention of when people can visit their family and friends. There was also no guidance on whether people should wear face masks and how Britons can go to work in sectors such as construction when schools are still closed and there are no childcare facilities in place. Other remaining questions include how employers can encourage people to go back to work so soon without having seen the proposed new workplace guidance and having had time to introduce new measures. There are further concerns over whether workers will be allowed to refuse to go to their workplace if they believe it is unsafe, and why the Government believes a quarantine for UK arrivals will be effective now. Meanwhile questions remain over whether people will have to cram on to packed trains, buses and Tubes to get to work… Read full this story
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