UK unveils timeline to ease lockdown
From 17 May, two households might be allowed to mix in homes, while the rule of six could apply in places like pubs.
Shops, hairdressers, gyms and outdoor hospitality could reopen on 12 April in England under plans set out by Prime Minister Boris Johnson. It requires four tests on vaccines, infection rates and new coronavirus variants to be met at each stage. We discuss the slow global progression towards a post-Covid world with economist and Emeritus Professor at the University of Maryland, Peter Morici, and financial expert Jessica Khine. Meanwhile, in Myanmar, hundreds of thousands of people gathered in towns and cities across the country as part of a general strike against military rule. And, we explore how 2020 may have been the video games industry's best year ever. (Picture credit: Reuters)
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