As restrictions ease England starts its journey back to normality – BBC Newsnight

Next week you can see your family and friends, go shopping and send your children to school –– but do we have the protections to stop a second wave?

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The prime minster has lowered the Covid-19 alert to level three, as of next Monday groups of up to six people can meet in parks and gardens as long as they socially distance.

On the same day schools in England are also able to reopen to some children and non-essential shops will start to pull the shutters up.

But with easing of restrictions and without the test and trace system fully up and running, some people are wondering how safe is it to start releasing lockdown?

Policy Editor Lewis Goodall reports.

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