Lockdown to be eased for England’s most clinically vulnerable
New Covid-19 guidelines to allow 2.2 million who are shielding to go outside from Monday
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The more than 2 million people who have been “shielding” from Covid-19 in England because they are deemed to be clinically extremely vulnerable will be allowed to spend time outdoors from Monday for the first time in 10 weeks.
Boris Johnson praised their resilience as their particular lockdown measures are set to be eased. The communities secretary, Robert Jenrick, will confirm the move on Sunday.
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