My Daily Routine (MD Mujeeb Subhan)

LONDON: British Prime Minister (PM)  Boris Johnson on Sunday announced a phased plan to ease a nationwide coronavirus lockdown, with schools and shops to begin opening from June 1 — as long as infection rates stay low. In a televised address, Johnson also announced plans to introduce quarantine for people arriving in Britain by air to prevent new infections from abroad. Almost seven weeks after a nationwide stay-at-home order was put in place, more than 31,800 have died during the outbreak in Britain — the worst toll in Europe and second only to the United States. Johnson, who himself spent a week in hospital with COVID-19, said the measures had come “at a colossal cost to our way of life” but said it would be “madness” to squander the progress by moving too soon. “This is not the time simply to end the lockdown this week,” the 55-year-old said, but unveiled a “conditional plan” to ease the measures in England in the months ahead. Starting this week, he said ...