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Boris Johnson Aims to Ease Lockdown, With Schools Back First

Prime minister says restrictions should be eased cautiously
Johnson plans to set out target dates for opening up economy

Bloomberg business news — Watch: U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson says he wants the current national lockdown to be the last one.(Source: APTN/Bloomberg)

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February 15, 2021, 11:48 AM UTCUpdated onFebruary 15, 2021, 6:17 PM UTC

U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson is drawing up plans for gradually lifting pandemic restrictions on socializing, shopping and traveling to work, and aims to set out target dates for when the curbs will be eased.

“We want this lockdown to be the last,” he said at a news conference from 10 Downing Street on Monday. “We want progress to be cautious but irreversible.”