How the route out of lockdown looks

From Monday in England, the second phase of step one will see further restrictions lifted allowing for more social contact between family and friends. Providing the four tests set out by the government can be met, restrictions will be eased in time for the Easter holidays... STEP 1 From March 29

■ Outdoor gatherings of either six people or two households will be allowed.

■ Outdoor sports facilities such as tennis or basketball courts will reopen and organised adult and children’s sport, such as grassroots football, will also return

STEP 2 From April 12

■ Non-essential retail opens, hairdressers and public buildings like libraries and museums

■ Outdoor settings like alcohol takeaways, beer gardens, zoos and theme parks

■ Indoor leisure like swimming pools and gyms ■ Self-contained holiday accommodation, such as self-catering lets and camp sites

■ Wider social contact rules will continue to apply in all settings - meaning no indoor mixing between different households will be allowed

■ Funerals continue with up to 30 people, and weddings with up to 15 guests

STEP 3 From May 17

■ The ‘rule of six’ abolished for outdoor gatherings, replaced with a limit of 30 people

■ Two households can mix indoors - with the rule of six applied in hospitality settings like pubs

■ Cinemas, hotels, performances and sporting events reopen - though social distancing remains

■ Up to 10,000 spectators can attend the very largest outdoor seated venues like football stadiums

■ Up to 30 people will be able to attend weddings, receptions, funerals and wakes

STEP 4 From June 21

■ All legal limits on social contact removed, with the final closed sectors of the economy reopened - such as nightclubs

■ Restrictions on weddings and funerals will also be abolished