{"id":159830,"date":"2021-02-22T10:02:11","date_gmt":"2021-02-22T15:02:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=159830"},"modified":"2021-02-22T10:44:00","modified_gmt":"2021-02-22T15:44:00","slug":"boris-johnson-to-introduce-plan-to-lift-u-k-lockdown-open-schools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/boris-johnson-to-introduce-plan-to-lift-u-k-lockdown-open-schools\/","title":{"rendered":"Boris Johnson To Introduce Plan To Lift U.K. Lockdown, Open Schools"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fboris-johnson-to-introduce-plan-to-lift-u-k-lockdown-open-schools%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=159830&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/GettyImages-1230211282-e1608473085110.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/uk-56148160\">reportedly<\/a> set to release information Monday about lifting the U.K.\u2019s lockdown measures, including bringing children back to school.<\/p>\n<p>The plan includes four different conditions that must be met at each stage of the \u201clockdown easing\u201d and the first stage will apply to \u201cthe whole of England,\u201d as reported by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/uk-56148160\">BBC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson said data will be used to inform \u201cevery step\u201d of lifting restrictions.\u00a0\u201cWe will be cautious about this approach so that we do not undo the progress we have achieved so far and the sacrifices each and every one of you has made to keep yourself and others safe,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>The four conditions that need to \u201cbe met at each phase of lockdown easing\u201d are as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/uk-56148160\">follows<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<ol>\n<li><em>The coronavirus vaccine programme continues to go to plan<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Evidence shows vaccines are sufficiently reducing the number of people dying with the virus or needing hospital treatment<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Infection rates do not risk a surge in hospital admissions<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>New variants of the virus do not fundamentally change the risk of lifting restrictions\u00a0<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Downing Street acknowledged these four tests are currently being achieved, so the first phase of easing the current lockdown status will go forward on March 8. Members of Parliament will also be given the opportunity to vote on the regulations in coming weeks.<\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/uk-56148160\">BBC<\/a> analysis reports that \u201ccontrolling infection and keeping R below 1\u201d (\u201cR\u201d being a way of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/health-52473523\">rating<\/a>\u00a0the coronavirus\u2019s ability to spread) is no longer the most important aspect to reopening. \u201cThat much is clear from the government\u2019s four tests for its roadmap to lift lockdown in England. Infection rates are only being seen as a problem if they risk a surge in hospital admissions\u2026Scottish researchers have found a \u2018spectacular\u2019 reduction in the risk of serious illness four weeks after the first dose of the vaccine is given. The link between infections and serious illness is being broken.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The first stage of reopening will be separated into two parts.<\/p>\n<p>Beginning March 8, \u201cAll schools will open with outdoor after-school sports and activities allowed. Recreation in a public space \u2014 such as a park \u2014 will be allowed between two people, meaning they would be allowed to sit down for a coffee, drink or picnic\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/uk-56148160\">reportedly<\/a> thought that there will be a few days of flexibility built into reopening schools in order to provide for certain structures to be put in place, such as testing.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, starting on March 29, \u201cOutdoor gatherings of either six people or two households will be allowed. It is understood this will include gatherings in private gardens. Outdoor sports facilities such as tennis or basketball courts will reopen and organised adult and children\u2019s sport, such as grassroots football, will also return\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p>New rules on March 8 will also allow each care home resident in England to have \u201cone regular visitor, with whom they can hold hands.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And from March 29 it is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/uk-56148160\">reportedly<\/a> understood that people will be able to travel out of their areas \u2014 \u201calthough guidance will likely still recommend staying local, and overnight stays will not be permitted.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This reopening plan demonstrates how strict the UK lockdowns have been; however, they also show the country\u2019s ability to phase into a looser structure and open schools and activities for children as the positive effects of a vaccine begin to become visible.<\/p>\n<p><em><span>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a<\/span><\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><span>member<\/span><\/a><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is reportedly set to release information Monday about lifting the U.K.\u2019s lockdown measures, including bringing children back to school. 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