People across Greater Manchester will start the slow return to work today as the government begins its easing of lockdown restrictions.
Businesses in construction, manufacturing and research are amongst those that have been told they can reopen under strict conditions.
But it’s not that easy. With just a couple of days warning given, some experts say it will be impossible for businesses to simply begin again after weeks in stasis.
One factory boss - who has kept his business up and running during lockdown - says it would have been near impossible to begin again from a standing start over just a couple of days.