Technical briefing on Covid 19 strategy

• this is not a short-term crisis
• May allow household groups to mixed with one another
• advises people to wear face coverings in enclosed spaces
• no part of plan assumes acceptable level of deaths
• possible no vaccine will ever be found
• estimated 1 and 36,000 people in England affected by May 9
• cannot afford to make drastic changes in short-term
• may allow some hairdressers, cinemas to open from July 4
• UK will require all international arrivals not on a short list of exemptions to self isolate in their accommodations for 14 days on arrival into the UK
• international travel measures will not come into force on May 13 but will be introduced as soon as possible
• further details and guidance will be set out shortly on quarantine for international travelers
• stage II envisions permitting cultural and sporting events to take place behind closed doors for broadcast
• UK’s scientific advisors to examine whether to allow people to expand their household group to include one other household
• looking at New Zealand’s model of household bubbles
• is examining how to enable people to gather in slightly larger groups to better facilitate small weddings
• stage III ambition is to open some of the remaining businesses including hairdressers, salons, food services, pubs and accommodation, places of worship and cinemas
• UK will in stage III carefully phase and pilot reopenings of such businesses to test their ability to adapt the new Covid 19 secure guidelines
• employers should limit risk of transmission by changing shift patterns, maintaining good ventilation
• government financial support measures are extraordinary expensive and cannot be sustained for a prolonged period of time
• people may exercise as many times each day is a wish