coronavirus as England takes a much-anticipated step toward exiting restrictions that have pummeled the economy and curtailed civil liberties.Starting Monday, six people, or two households, can gather outdoors and outdoor sports facilities such as tennis and basketball courts will be allowed to reopen.
It’s the second in a series of steps the government hopes will see all lockdown curbs removed by June 21.But the move comes with risks.
Despite a world-beating immunization program, more than 40% of the adult population has yet to receive a first dose of a vaccine, and a steady decline in Covid-19 cases appears to be leveling off after schools reopened on March 8.