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22 February 2021, 16:33 | Updated: 22 February 2021, 17:43
The Prime Minister has issued a four-step plan to return the country to normal, which could see the return of outdoor concerts by May.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has revealed his "roadmap" out of lockdown, which aims to get life in England back to normal as possible by July.
This includes the return of sporting and other socially-distanced outdoor events by May, with restrictions lifted on indoor events likely to take place by the end of June.
Any relaxations will be based on four tests, with the Government looking at the data at each stage before unlocking any further.
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The easing of restrictions will be subject to review and depend on the success of the vaccine rollout, evidence of the vaccine's efficacy, plus any threats from new variants and infection rates.
The government has published full details of the roadmap out of lockdown at https://www.gov.uk/
The Prime Minister added that the success of the vaccine rollout means “the end really is in sight” and that spring and summer will be “incomparably better” than the present situation.