England risking COVID-19 resurgence by ending lockdown too soon: experts

The UK government said on Saturday that the 2.2 million people who have been "shielding" from COVID-19 in England because they are deemed to be clinically extremely vulnerable, will be allowed to spend time outdoors from Monday for the first time in 10 weeks, with social distancing still in place.

On the same day, senior scientific and medical advisers warned England risks losing control of the epidemic again and is at a "very dangerous moment" as it starts to ease out of the lockdown.