London, May 5 (TIWN) UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson will set out a plan for easing the countrys COVID-19 lockdown restrictions next week, Minister for the Cabinet Office Michael Gove said.

Addressing the media on Sunday, Gove stated that the UK "must carry on" until the Prime Minister reveals how social distancing measures, which were first imposed on March 23, will be relaxed, reports the Metro newspaper.  "His comprehensive plan will explain how we can get our economy moving, how we can get our children back to school, how we can travel to work more safely, and how we can make life in the workplace safer," the Minister said.  Gove said that the restrictions can only start being relaxed when the government's "five tests" are met.  The five tests include the number of cases falling, a declining death rate, the NHS being prepared and measures in place to stop a second peak of the virus.  "We are consulting with employers and unions, professionals, and public health experts to establish how we can ensure that we have the safest possible working environments and the Prime Minister will be saying more later this week," Gove said/