The Prime Minister said the plans would be “cautious but irreversible”.
However, he stressed Covid rates in the UK would need to be “really, really low” before restrictions can start being eased.
Lockdown is unlikely to be relaxed until daily coronavirus cases reach the hundreds, compared with more than 10,000 a day now, according to reports.
Insiders have stressed that as part of the “cautious approach” to reopening society, enough time is needed between each easing to properly assess the impact on infection rates.
