– September 22: The Prime Minister prepares to announce new restrictions including a 10pm curfew on pubs, bars and restaurants in England from September 24.Ĭabinet Office minister Michael Gove recommends that people now work from home if able to do so. – September 21: Chief scientific adviser Sir Patrick Vallance tells a televised briefing the UK could see 50,000 cases a day by mid-October and a daily death toll of 200 or more a month later unless urgent action is taken. Members of the public queue at a coronavirus testing facility in Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham (Jacob King/PA) It comes as the rest of England moves to ease restrictions on places of social gathering such as pubs and restaurants from July 4. – June 29: A local lockdown is imposed on Leicester by Mr Hancock following a spike of coronavirus cases in the city. The Department for Transport announces that public transport services in England will be ramped up, while ministers confirm the requirement to quarantine for two weeks will be scrapped for a list of popular destinations.

– June 26: Mr Johnson warns people against “taking liberties” with social distancing rules after thousands flocked to beaches during the heatwave. – June 23: The Prime Minister holds the final daily coronavirus press conference, but reassures the public it will not be the last time they hear from the Government and its advisers. – June 19: The UK’s chief medical officers agree to downgrade the coronavirus alert level from four to three after a “steady” and continuing decrease in cases in all four nations. Places of worship reopen for private prayer, while some secondary school pupils have begun returning to their classrooms. – June 15: England’s retail parks, high streets and shopping centres welcome customers, while zoos and safari parks open their doors for the first time since March. Demonstrators at a Black Lives Matter protest rally at the US embassy in London (Stefan Rousseau/PA)

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