End of Lockdown Roadmap

It is almost a year since our lives have been turned upside down by the novelty virus that was to be SARS-CoV-2 mostly known as the Covid-19 virus! #WFH – working from home was to become one of the most trending hashtags and companies had to re-evaluate their IT processes in order to make sure their employees could work securely from the comfort of their homes and at the same time taking care of their customers, offering them the best service they could.

As winter is coming to an end and spring is set to take over the post-lockdown roadmap is laid out before us. This roadmap already brings a renewed sense of optimism across the country, with the UK vaccination programme paving the way for easing the current restrictions. As schools, colleges, and universities reopen, parents regain their equilibrium and hand back their home-schooling duties to teachers who we now view as saintly!

So what are the key dates we need to remember?

March 8th

• Students return to schools and colleges
• Care home residents are allowed one regular named visitor

March 29th 

• Limited outdoor gatherings are allowed in private gardens
• Outdoor sports facilities reopen
• ‘Stay at Home’ becomes ‘Stay Local’

April 12th 

• Non-essential shops and personal care premises reopen
• Public buildings and most outdoor attractions reopen
• Self-contained accommodation is available for booking

May 17th

• Social contact rules are lifted
• Limited indoor mixing is allowed and indoor hospitality reopens
• Sporting venues reopen at reduced capacity
• Larger outdoor events reopen at reduced capacity
• Indoor hospitality reopens

June 21st 

• The last closed businesses – such as nightclubs – get back underway
• Limits on large events and performances will be lifted

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