LIVE updates: as Prime Minister Boris Johnson holds Downing Street press conference

Boris Johnson is to be joined at the 5pm press conference by chief medical officer Professor Chris Whitty and chief scientific adviser Sir Patrick Vallance.

Restrictions in England have been relaxed from today, Monday, March 29 to allow groups to meet up and socialise outside.

Groups of up to six people from any number of households or a group of any size from up to two households are now allowed to gather in parks and gardens with social distancing.

Outdoor sports facilities such as tennis and basketball courts will also reopen and the Government’s “stay at home” order will end, with messaging moving to “stay local.”

Downing Street said that the road map to easing coronavirus restrictions remains “on track” with the Government keeping the “relevant data and scientific evidence under review” ahead of the next step.

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