Sheffield commuters could require temperature check before going to work

Commuters in Sheffield could be asked to check their temperature at home before travelling to work under plans to ease the coronavirus lockdown being considered by the Government.
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The Prime Minister will set out a "road map" detailing how people might get to work and how children can go back to school or into childcare next Thursday.

Boris Johnson has said he wants to "get our economy moving" but there are concerns the return to work could see the virus spread on public transport.

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The Times reported that commuters could be asked to take their temperature before travelling, and those with an elevated reading - a symptom of Covid-19 - would be expected to stay at home.

Traffic on the M1 before junction 33.Traffic on the M1 before junction 33.
Traffic on the M1 before junction 33.

A senior Government source confirmed the plans are being looked at but stressed they are a "long way" from being policy.

The Sun reported Boris Johnson wants Britain to be back at work from Tuesday, May 26, if coronavirus cases are low enough.

The paper also said under the Prime Minister’s plans, schools are not expected to be told to reopen until June.

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The Premier League could return on June 12, it was reported.

It comes after Health Secretary Matt Hancock said his target for 100,000 Covid-19 tests per day had been met, which he hailed as an "incredible achievement".

But questions have been raised over how the tests have been counted, with changes in the last few days meaning newer home test kits have been counted as they are dispatched. The overall total does not detail how many of the tests have been used.

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