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Pupils in Reception, Year 1 and Year 6 are allowed to return to the classroom for the first time in three months. Essential shops and garden centres can remain open. Entertainment venues and animal attractions such as zoos must close, but the outdoor areas of venues such as heritage homes and botanical gardens can remain open, to be used for exercise. Playgrounds may also remain open. Schools reopened full-time from September 2020, and from Wednesday 9 September, the slogan changed once more, to "Hands, Face, Space" reminding the public to wash or sanitize hands often, wear a face covering in enclosed spaces, and keep a space of one metre or more from others, as well as letting fresh air in at public spaces Residents in Tier 4 cannot mix with anyone outside of their support bubbles and should not leave their tier. These restrictions could be tightened, after Boris Johnson said tougher measures may be needed to control the virus.

Only the Isles of Scilly remain in Tier 1, the one level at which indoor socialising with other households is permitted. What does Tier 4 mean? Towards the end of August, concerns grew about a potential second spike in infections, after passengers arriving at Cardiff Airport from overseas tested positive for the virus. [15] The flight operator, TUI Group, was criticised for failing to enforce mask-wearing during the flight. [16] Health Minister Vaughan Gething later revealed that 30 cases had been linked to four flights into the UK from the island of Zante, and the Welsh and Scottish governments lobbied the UK government to have the island included in the list of quarantine destinations for the UK as a whole. [17] Firebreak [ edit ] The Government has U-turned on plans for some primary school children to return to education on January 4, meaning all primary schools in London will remain closed.

What are the lockdown roadmaps for Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland?

On 5 August it was announced that all pupils will return to school five days a week as normal at the start of term time in September. Education Minister Peter Weir announced that years 1 to 10 will return to class in protected bubbles, with minimised movements between classes for years 11 to 14. [34]

Step four of the roadmap, planned for 21 June, is delayed four weeks to allow more people to receive the vaccine, as the variant causes new spike in cases and becomes the dominant strain. He continued to say the Government hopes to begin with the first schools potentially opening on 8 March. What we are doing now is using the tiering system, which is a very tough system... and, alas, probably about to get tougher to keep things under control," he told Andrew Marr on BBC One. On 26 March the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Wales) Regulations 2020 were approved by the Senedd, giving the Welsh Government emergency powers to deal with various aspects of managing the pandemic. These new powers include the authority to: [4] [5] People working in trades and other areas where it is necessary to go in the homes of others, such as nannies, cleaners and social care workers can continue to do so, the government says. It adds that employers should discuss their working arrangements with employees and “take every possible step” to make it easier to work from home, including “providing suitable IT and equipment”.Covid-19: 'Stay at home' to become law in NI on Friday". BBC News. 5 January 2021 . Retrieved 5 January 2021.

COVID-19 alert level: update from the UK Chief Medical Officers". GOV.UK . Retrieved 17 January 2021. Under England's new highest level of restrictions, only one person from a household can meet with another person from a different household outside, although exemptions will continue for support bubbles and childcare bubbles. Stephens, Lydia (9 November 2020). "Queues at Primark in Cardiff as non-essential shops in Wales reopen". WalesOnline . Retrieved 26 November 2020.

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A woman who did not wish to be named said she and her partner had made a "split decision" to take their young son to her parents' home on the coast. These organisations are not government bodies,” says Hutton, adding, “they are literally just your community, your neighbours, a person who is living down the road. It brings home the importance of these organisations and how reliant so many families are on them. They really are holding certain communities together.” Deeply touched by the individuals, stories and struggles he encountered, Hutton immersed himself in the daily life of these communities and the resulting photographs portray the compassion, resilience and solidarity with which they are run. The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) Regulations 2020". Archived from the original on 5 July 2020 . Retrieved 12 October 2020. Our response to the coronavirus pandemic". Natural Resources Wales. 8 April 2020 . Retrieved 8 April 2020.

As cases soared, the Education Secretary was forced into another U-turn, closing all primary schools in London on Jan 4 for two weeks after local councils threatened legal action.Stay Alert, Control the Virus, Save Lives" slogan rejected and "Stay home, Protect the NHS, Save Lives" was used. [ citation needed] Essential shops are allowed to remain open, as are schools, universities and workplaces, although people are advised to work from home where possible. Schools in Tier 4 By Saturday 15 August 2020, most other businesses, including indoor theatres, casinos and bowling alleys, had been allowed to reopen. Nightclubs and sexual entertainment venues, however, remained closed. [ citation needed] With the new variant now running rampant in the South East, the Prime Minister cancels plans for Christmas bubbles for around 18 million people living in the South East.