A Government Minister urged people to “exercise caution” and avoid “the most crowded places” over the Easter Bank Holiday Weekend.
Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick said people should enjoy the latest easing of lockdown restrictions in England in a “sensible, cautious” manner, enjoying the sunshine - but also being careful and sticking to the rules.
But he also insisted country remains on course to go ahead with the next stages of lockdown easing in England.
He told ITV’s Good Morning Britain: “We just need to exercise caution and be sensible and pragmatic about how we do that.
“I think the vast majority of people are and will do that, they will enjoy the sunshine this week and at the Easter Weekend, but they’ll do so in a sensible and cautious way.
“The two things aren’t mutually exclusive – you can go and out, have fun, enjoy the great outdoors and the sunshine, while also trying to be careful, sticking to the rules and trying to avoid the most crowded places.”
He added: “What we hope and expect to happen is that we can continue moving forward through the road map and this will be a irreversible opening up of society and the economy.
“There’s nothing that’s happened so far that leads us to think that isn’t correct.”
He said he country remains on course to go ahead with the next stages of lockdown easing in England as set out in the Government’s road map.
“What we hope and expect to happen is that we can continue moving forwards through the road map and that this will be an irreversible opening up of society and the economy,” he said.
“The Prime Minister has said that everything we have learned over the course of the last year means that there are no absolute guarantees, but there is no evidence today to suggest that we are off track, that we won’t be able to move forwards with the road map and meet the targets we have set ourselves.”
