Government tells UK businesses: Time to get back to work

Businesses are being discreetly advised by ministers on how to get people back to work in the coming days and weeks amid growing concerns over the economic impact of the lockdown.

The Government believes there is plenty of room within the existing restrictions for more people to be working, and is now actively encouraging firms to reopen.

British Steel, house builder Persimmon and McDonalds are among the latest in a growing number of firms announcing that they are reopening despite the lockdown.

It came as the chief medical officer said there was now “scope for manoeuvre” to ease some restrictions in the near future because the transmission rate of the virus is now within a manageable range.

The Telegraph: Government tells UK businesses: Time to get back to work

Source: The Telegraph