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Covid-19: Everyone 'has to play their part' in lockdown easing, says Hancock

Everybody has to "play their part" to เล่นสล็อต meet the dates for England's lockdown to be eased, Matt Hancock has said.

But it is currently "too early" to say how long social distancing will be in place, the health secretary said.

The aim is for measures like masks to become a "matter of personal responsibility", rather than law, in the future.

Boris Johnson has outlined a strategy that could see restrictions lifted by 21 June - if strict conditions are met.

Nicola Sturgeon is to reveal plans to ease restrictions in Scotland later.

She has said Scotland will return to a tiered system, meaning different parts of the country could be under different rules.

The health secretary told the BBC it is "vital" that "everybody plays their part" to make sure "that we hit these dates and get out of this as soon as we possibly can, safely".

People should be able to hug friends and family from 17 May, when the most vulnerable groups have had two coronavirus vaccine jabs, he said.

Mr Hancock said eradicating Covid-19 completely is "not going to be possible" and that everyone would have to "learn to live with it", as we do with flu.

He said he wanted measures to become a "matter of personal responsibility and social norms" that could see people choosing to wear masks on public transport, for example.