We’re pleased that Manchester will be welcoming people back into the city as shops, bars and businesses are reopening. However, for the relaxation of lockdown to be a success, please be mindful of the government’s guidelines on this matter, in order to stay safe.

From the 4 July:

• you can meet in groups of up to two households (your support bubble counts as one household) in any location – public or private, indoors or outdoors. You do not always have to meet with the same household – you can meet with different households at different times. However, it remains the case – even inside someone’s home – that you should socially distance from anyone not in your household or bubble. This change also does not affect the support you receive from your carers. Guidance on how to see your friends and family safely can be found here.
• when you are outside you can continue to meet in groups of up to six people from different households, following social distancing guidelines
• those who have been able to form a support bubble (i.e. those in single adult households) can continue to have close contact as if they live with the other people in the bubble, but you should not change who you have formed a support bubble with
• additional businesses and venues, including restaurants, pubs, cinemas, visitor attractions, hotels, and campsites will be able to open – but we will continue to keep closed certain premises where the risks of transmission may be higher
• other public places, such as libraries, community centres, places of worship, outdoor playgrounds and outdoor gyms will be able to open
• you can stay overnight away from your home with your own household or support bubble, or with members of one other household (where you need to keep social distancing). Guidance on how to see your friends and family safely can be found here.
• it will be against the law to gather in groups larger than 30 people, except for a limited set of circumstances to be set out in law and unless all members of the group are exclusively from two households. Police will have the power to break up groups larger than 30, apart from these exceptions.

For more information about what you should and should not do during the coronavirus outbreak visit the governments FAQs page.