• Prime minister Boris Johnson set out his plan for "living with COVID-19", which he hopes will give families and businesses time to prepare.
• His plan means businesses such as nightclubs will reopen, and the legal obligation on wearing a face covering is set to go.
• The final decision on easing restrictions on 19 July will come next week.

Responding to the prime minister's five point plan for 'living with COVID-19', the deputy chief executive of NHS Providers, Saffron Cordery, said:

"Trust leaders are keenly aware of the wider impact of COVID-19 restrictions alongside the importance of ensuring the NHS is able to treat all patients, COVID and non-COVID.

"They see the way these rules have affected peoples' lives and livelihoods, their mental health, and the wider economy.

"However they do expect these decisions to be driven by data, not a date.

"The prime minister acknowledged the inevitability of increased COVID-19 infections, admissions to hospital and deaths in the coming weeks.

"The vaccine programme has weakened, but not broken that link.

"We urge the government to keep a very close watch on the evidence as it emerges in the coming days, and to be ready to make the right call – whichever way it points – when the real decision day comes round next week."