Pubs, restaurants and hotels will be "among the last" businesses to have lockdown restrictions lifted, a senior minister has confirmed.
It comes amid reports that a phased "traffic light" approach to lifting the lockdown was being developed. Mr Gove denied there was a plan for schools and nurseries to open from May 11.
But he said it was correct to say the hospitality industry would remain closed until the end of the lockdown. He said: "Yes, that is true.
They will be among the last." He added: "This virus has changed so much. It's a new virus of great potency and lethality. It spreads remarkably fast. "We want to make sure that we can get on top of it. "We also want to ensure the economic life of the nation, the social life of the nation,