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Coronavirus: the latest across Dorset and the UK as new rules begin

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  • - The lockdown measures that have been in place since March 23 will ease from today
  • - Unlimited exercise, sunbathing and meeting one person from another household in a public space will ve permitted in England, as long as the two-metre rule is respected,
  • - Golf courses, outdoor tennis and basketball courts can be used, and people can also swim in lakes and the sea
  • - Restrictions on how far people can travel to get to the countryside, national parks and beaches in England have also been lifted
  • - BCP Council is opening most of its car parks and around half of its public toilets from today
  • - Garden centres can reopen their doors
  • - Those who work in construction and factories are being encouraged to go back to work from today
  • - People are being urged to avoid public transport if possible and instead walk to work, drive or cycle
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