Boris Johnson is reportedly set to remove almost all of England's coronavirus restrictions on July 19.
The Prime Minister is believed to be planning to unveil a series of announcements next week about what life will look like after July 19.
The rule of six indoors, rule of 30 outdoors, one-metre social distancing in pubs, ban on nightclubs and at least some legal face masks laws are all likely to be dropped, according to the Daily Mail.
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One Whitehall source told the Guardian: "Any advice on masks is likely to be guidance rather than regulations. Our hope is that all legal restrictions can go."
But reports also claim guidance on wearing masks and being cautious on public transport could remain, as could self-isolation laws.
And the government could stop short of actively encouraging workers back to offices - reports Mirror Online.
Talks have been held about scrapping 10-day self-isolation for school pupils and double-jabbed people who come into contact with an infected person. But that doesn't mean self-isolation will be axed completely, reports the Mail.
And the newspaper suggests masks may still be required when visiting hospitals and care homes.
Final plans will only be announced on July 12 but they will start being "dripped" out next week, according to multiple reports.
Boris Johnson confirmed yesterday: "I will be setting in the course of the next few days what step four will look like exactly".
The PM's deputy spokesman refused to speculate on what Step 4 would look like but said the Government was aiming to return to normality as much as possible.
The spokesman said: "I would point you back to what the PM said yesterday, that we want to go back to a world that's as close to the status quo as possible.
"He also said you would hear more on that in the coming days."
Asked if some restrictions would be kept as back up if the virus returns, the spokesman said: "As we have done throughout the pandemic and throughout the period where we have been moving through the roadmap, we will obviously continue to look at the latest scientific evidence and data, and make decisions based on that."
Fuelling hopes of a full unlock, the PM said yesterday that despite soaring cases, "it looks ever clearer that… the speed of that vaccine rollout has broken that link between infection and mortality".
But he did say some restrictions would have to stay, telling reporters: "There may be some things we have to do, extra precautions that we have to take."
