Brits will finally be allowed to invite friends and family members for gatherings in their gardens from next month, according to new reports.
Measures being weighed up by ministers are said to include allowing small groups to meet outdoors - including for picnics in parks - as the UK slowly comes out of lockdown.
It could happen as early as next month, according to reports - while similar guidelines will become active from this week in Scotland.
If it goes ahead, children could finally be reunited with their grandparents, as long as they do not go indoors together.
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However, members of one household can only select people from one other to meet with until restrictions are further eased, The Sun reports.
The UK has been in lockdown since March 23, meaning families and friends have gone weeks without seeing each other.
But the rules mean tough decisions for households, who may have to pick which family or friends to socialise with.
You can't meet a household one weekend and then reunite with another the next.
People must maintain social distancing at all times and remain outdoors.
The Times reports there had been hopes households could join in a 'bubble' that would allow physical contact but this has been ruled out amid fears it could restart the epidemic.
At yesterday's daily briefing, Boris Johnson gave the green light for small social gatherings outside from the end of June.
According to The Daily Telegraph, the Prime Minister also brought up the idea of introducing wider 'social bubbles' during a cabinet meeting on Monday afternoon, hours before the press conference.
The scheme - which could see up to 10 people come together outside - has already proved popular in New Zealand, though the Pacific Ocean island nation has only recorded 21 Covid-19 deaths, compared to Britain's 37,000.
The 50-page road map had mentioned the possibility of bubbles being created, with households nominated another to meet with.
Health Secretary Matt Hancock told today's daily briefing: “There is a yearning to see others from another household, and we are looking at how to make this happen in a safe way.”
And Michael Gove earlier said: “Two things, we want to make sure that people can get back to work. People want to be back at work.
"The second thing is, you can see members of your family or friends outdoors and we’re looking at how we can make it easier to see, in particular, more family members out of doors in a safe way.”
It comes after the Prime Minister announced that non-essential shops will be allowed to reopen from June 15 as long as it is safe to do so.
