The UK has now been under lockdown for more than a month - and there's no sign it will stop soon.
But with other European countries beginning to relax their rules, calls are growing for the government to spell out how it will eventually be relaxed.
Tory MPs have piled on pressure to save the economy - while Scotland and Wales have tightened the screws by pushing ahead and saying what will happen next.
For all the argument and debate, we still don't have a date when lockdown will be relaxed. And we know it won't actually end - it will just be eased bit by bit.
But we have various clues and leaked details which point to how that might happen.
We'll relax lockdown once the infection rate is low enough, and then use a "test, trace, track" strategy with an NHS app to keep it low.
Here's everything we know about how lockdown will be relaxed, but why we must also get used to a 'new normal' that looks different to the UK we knew before.
How long is the UK's coronavirus lockdown?
The lockdown expires on May 7 - six weeks after it began.
But that's just the legal date it has to be reviewed by.
Emergency lockdown powers in the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) Regulations 2020 must be formally reviewed every three weeks.
In reality the government will renew the lockdown for longer, at least partly. The question is how much of it will be extended, and for how long.
When will the UK lockdown end - and how?
The UK lockdown will start to be relaxed once five tests are met:
- The NHS is able to cope
- A sustained fall in deaths
- New infections dropping enough
- Adequate testing and PPE
- No risk of a second peak
But once it is eased it won't all happen in one go.
Instead the lockdown is set to be "relaxed" in phases while some social distancing measures stay in place.
So while the strictest restrictions should start to ease this summer, some measures look set to be in place until next year.
Stand-in PM Dominic Raab adds we might see restrictions "tighten" in some ways and "loosen" in others.
How will the government decide it's time to relax the lockdown?
The UK government will have to fulfil all five tests (above) on ending the lockdown.
Downing Street adds the "key test" will be how far and fast the infection rate drops.
'R' - the number of people each carrier infects - is already below 1, which stops Covid-19 spreading exponentially.
But Health Secretary Matt Hancock has warned "it wouldn’t take much to lose that grip". Any change to the restrictions must not risk the 'R' number going above 1.
So how will we know when that's happened?
The key piece of evidence will be a study by the Office for National Statistics on the infection rate - expected to be published in "early May". That could be crucial in deciding what the government does next.
Despite pleas from Tory MPs, Downing Street insists the decision will be based on science before the economy.
Boris Johnson's spokesman said: "We will have to take decisions based on the best available scientific and health advice. it’s not going to be a case of choosing between the economy and public health.”
Will lockdown be relaxed before May 7?
Government sources said there would likely be more details spelt out before May 1. But officials later insisted that wouldn't actually mean a clear exit plan - it more means an update on the infection rate.
The Prime Minister's official spokesman told a Westminster briefing: "We've set out that we will review social distancing measures by May 7.
"The Government is focused upon that date."
Once lockdown is relaxed, what happens then?
If the virus spikes again, lockdown could have to return multiple times with little notice.
So the plan is to stop that happening with a three pronged strategy - "test, trace and track".
The government is hiring 18,000 human contact tracers and will encourage people to download an NHS app.
Put together, the system should notify people when they've been in contact with a Covid-19 carrier - so they can immediately isolate and stop it spreading further.
But there are concerns about how well it will work.
The NHS says the app will be launched in the "coming weeks". It will use Bluetooth to log each time your phone moves near another person's phone with the app.
If one of those people is later diagnosed with Covid-19, you would get an alert warning you to get tested and self-isolated.
What will reopen first and what will stay shut?
The UK government has refused to say officially - and there's not yet a firm decision.
But plenty of speculation has been leaked. And we can also pick up clues from Scotland and Wales, which have been more open about their plans.
Schools and some non-essential shops seem very likely to reopen first, with modified layouts to ensure people can stay two metres apart.
But hairdressers and nail bars could remain shut for six months, sources told The Sun.
Working from home could become the new normal until there's a vaccine, government advisors have said.
And UK and Scottish ministers have warned pubs and mass gatherings could be among the last to reopen.
PM Boris Johnson's spokesman said: "There will be judgments based on scientific and health advice of what is possible without increasing the risk of a second peak.”
That could have to mean extending the 'furlough' scheme for staff to get up to 80% of their pay while out of work.
The scheme currently expires in June but No10 will "continue to keep it under review". "It’s our intention to stand by both workers and businesses," a spokesman said.
Will some people be let out earlier than others?
It's possible. The government has looked at an idea of loosening restrictions on younger, healthier people first in order to get the economy moving again.
And people could meet small "bubbles" of wider friends and family under one idea being looked at in Scotland.
If that idea does happen, you'd have to pick the same small 'bubble' of people to meet day-to-day, week-to-week - and carry on staying away from everyone else.
None of you would be able to go outside your 'bubble'.
Will people have to wear face masks?
It's not clear yet. Ministers are considering how to act on advice from the government's scientific advisors SAGE.
The group decided there is "weak evidence" of a "small effect" in which a face mask can prevent someone who's already infected, infecting those around them.
Scotland has advised its residents to wear face coverings, either a mask or improvised facial shield such as a scarf, in limited circumstances in public when they have to be in close quarters with others. This is not mandatory.
Why have Scotland and Wales got different plans - and what does it mean?
Deep splits have opened up in the strategy across the UK.
Wales and Scotland are both pushing ahead with telling the public what post-lockdown might look like, but the UK government refuses to say.
So far, the actual plans remain pretty similar in each country - in fact, Matt Hancock has said Scotland's plan is pretty similar to what he's been looking at.
It's just the communication with the public that has been split.
But that risks changing as Wales and Scotland's chiefs - who sit on crucial COBRA meetings about the lockdown - pile pressure on Boris Johnson and have powers over places like schools and care homes.
The split forced the Health Secretary to plead for unity, saying: "So far we have moved as one United Kingdom and I think that has been a very good thing.
"My preference is that we work together as one country."
A Downing Street spokesman warned the nations: "I’m sure they like us will be guided by the science - and won’t want to do anything that could risk a second peak”.
What's happening in Scotland?
Scotland's First Minister set out a 26-page blueprint for easing the lockdown.
Nicola Sturgeon said businesses might be able to reopen if they can keep customers and staff 2 metres apart.
The same would have to be in place in schools with modifications needed in some classrooms.
But pubs and mass gatherings would likely have to remain closed for longer.
Despite spelling out an exit strategy, Ms Sturgeon warned "normal as we knew it is not on the cards in the near future".
Nicola Sturgeon said "lifting the lockdown is not a flick of the switch moment" but more of a gradual change to the current conditions.
No10 insisted Scotland's plan was actually pretty similar to its own in terms of what needs to happen before lockdown ends.
What's happening in Wales?
Wales' First Minister Mark Drakeford said lockdown could be left in three phases, "like a traffic light in reverse".
The red phase would see only "the most careful and controlled lifting of restrictions", amber would see more restrictions lifted and if the virus does not re-emerge, Wales could move to the green zone.
But he believed that UK ministers were "nervous" about entering into a similar conversation with the public for fear it would undermine the message to stay at home.
The Welsh Government will also need seven questions to be answered before easing the lockdown. They are:
- Would easing a restriction have a negative effect on containing the virus?
- Does a particular measure pose a low risk of further infection?
- How can it be monitored and enforced?
- Can it be reversed quickly if it creates unintended consequences?
- Does it have a positive economic benefit?
- Does it have a positive impact on people’s wellbeing?
- Does it have a positive impact on equality?
How will the decision be made?
The Cabinet and the COBRA emergency committee, guided by experts and led by PM Boris Johnson or deputy Dominic Raab, makes the final decision.
They rely on advice from scientific advice committee SAGE, whose membership is kept secret to protect those who sit on it.
They will make the decision based on hospital admissions, new cases and deaths, watching for whether the UK has managed to "flatten the curve" and come back down from a peak.
Economists, occupational health officials, workplace representatives and people from the education sector could also have some level of input.
Real-world evidence from other countries as they emerge out of lockdown ahead of us will also be important.
