Britain opens thousands of stores in June

Johnson said at a press conference that the government's plan is to open car markets and automobile salons by 1 June.

Speaking at Downing Street this evening, he also said he must go with the opening of independent businesses by June 15th.

Otherwise, the Department of Health reported on another 1,625 cases, Covid-19 today, the first time the country has recorded fewer than 2,000 positive cases in 24 hours' space in almost nine weeks.

Separate figures showed that 8,800 Britons are currently in hospital, being treated for coronary.