Experts say newly reopened beaches and relaxed social distancing guidelines may be to blame for an uptick in coronavirus cases since Memorial Day. The World Health Organization is changing its advice on face masks, confirming they should be worn in public to prevent the spread of the virus. » Subscribe to TODAY: http://on.today.com/SubscribeToTODAY » Watch the latest from TODAY: http://bit.ly/LatestTODAY About: TODAY brings you the latest headlines and expert tips on money, health and parenting. We wake up every morning to give you and your family all you need to start your day. If it matters to you, it matters to us. We are in the people business. Subscribe to our channel for exclusive TODAY archival footage & our original web series. Connect with TODAY Online! Visit TODAY’s Website: http://on.today.com/ReadTODAY Find TODAY on Facebook: http://on.today.com/LikeTODAY Follow TODAY on Twitter: http://on.today.com/FollowTODAY Follow TODAY on Instagram: http://on.today.com/InstaTODAY Follow TODAY on Pinterest: http://on.today.com/PinTODAY #Coronavirus #TodayShow Reopened Beaches, Relaxed Guidelines May Be To Blame For Uptick In Coronavirus Cases | TODAY

Dominic Raab said we can’t stay in lockdown forever as rules relax as the UK ‘transitions’ into stage 3, but he also warned lockdown will be tightened again if there is an “uptick” in coronavirus infection rates. The Foreign Secretary said the government will “target very carefully” measures to stop an increase in cases. He also said that he ‘didn’t know’ Dominic Cummings travelled to Durham on March the 30th, while Raab was acting Prime Minister as Boris Johnson was ill with coronavirus. He said: “I knew he was out of action suffering from coronavirus but I didn’t enquire into his whereabouts as I was focusing on the job at hand.” His warning came as Brits planned BBQs and garden parties while crowds flocked to beaches to celebrate Boris Johnson’s plans to ease the lockdown, earlier this week. Mr Raab told Sky’s Ridge on Sunday: “We will target, if there is any uptick, and it could be in a locality, it could be in a particular setting, we will target very carefully measures that would apply to it so that we can take these steps but also keep control of the virus.” Under plans to loosen the draconian measures enforced during the lockdown, non-essential shops wil reopen from June 15 as well as restaurants and pubs set to open next month. Schools are also set to go back tomorrow and Brits have been told that they can socialise in ‘social bubbles’ of up to 10 from six households. From Brexit [More]

Subscribe and 🔔 to OFFICIAL BBC YouTube 👉 https://bit.ly/2IXqEIn Stream original BBC programmes FIRST on BBC iPlayer 👉 https://bbc.in/2J18jYJ 🔘 Subscribe and 🔔 to BBC News 👉 https://bit.ly/3a1zyip 🔘 Stream BBC News live on BBC iPlayer 🔴 https://bbc.in/3b64IVP 🔘 Coronavirus / Covid-19 information: What should I do? 👉 https://bbc.in/39VY5VV 🔘 Follow BBC News live updates here 👉 https://bbc.in/2JmUswL It’s Monday 11th May 2020. Get the latest news, sport, business and weather from the BBC’s Breakfast team live on iPlayer daily from 6am. Boris Johnson will reveal more detail on his plans to reopen society in England, after unveiling the “first sketch” of his “road map” out of the coronavirus lockdown. The prime minister will answer questions from MPs and the public on Monday while No 10 will publish its 50-page official guidance in Parliament. Labour’s Sir Keir Starmer criticised the PM’s plan for lacking clarity. It comes as Scotland and Wales rejected No 10’s new “stay alert” slogan. In Sunday’s televised address to the nation, Mr Johnson announced a “conditional plan” to reopen society, allowing people in England to spend more time outdoors from Wednesday. The PM also said people who could not work from home – including those in the manufacturing and construction industries – should return to the workplace from Monday but avoid public transport. Mr Johnson said the government would “modify” lockdown measures over three “careful” steps through to July. A new Covid Alert System with five levels would influence how quickly the lockdown – which was [More]

Chancellor Angela Merkel has said Germany’s goal of slowing the spread of coronavirus has been achieved, so all shops can be reopened as lockdown restrictions are eased. Bundesliga football has been given the green light to resume and schools will gradually reopen in the summer term. Germany’s 16 federal states, under an agreement with the government, will take control of timing the reopening. They will operate an “emergency brake” if there is a new surge in infections. General contact rules involving will continue for another month. A limited resumption has already begun, but this easing of restrictions is far broader. Two households will be able to meet and eat together, and elderly people in nursing homes and facilities for the disabled will be able to have visits from one specific person. #BBCOS #BBCOutsideSource Please subscribe HERE http://bit.ly/1rbfUog

Boris Johnson said some lockdown restrictions will be lifted next week and set a new testing target of 200,000 per day by the end of this month. “We would like to get going on some of these measures on Monday,” he said in the House of Commons. It comes as Heath Secretary Matt Hancock was left speechless by the actions of Professor Neil Ferguson, the key scientific adviser who flouted lockdown rules to meet up with his lover. #COVID19 #coronavirus #uk SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews and https://twitter.com/skynewsbreak Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews Sky News videos are now available in Spanish here/Los video de Sky News están disponibles en español aquí https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzG5BnqHO8oNlrPDW9CYJog For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&hl=en_GB