UK lockdown could end ‘with sector-by-sector plan’ for firms
Industries like manufacturing could return to normal before entertainment companies, according to Whitehall sources
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Ministers are looking at ending the coronavirus lockdown with a “gradual sector-by-sector approach” that could see vital industries such as manufacturing get back to work before less critical ones like entertainment, according to Whitehall sources.
Two officials said one of the main options being explored for ending the lockdown was the idea of a phased return by industry, with civil servants in the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy among those looking at how it could work.
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