As it happened: Shielding advice eased in England - BBC News
From 6 July those most vulnerable to the virus in England will have more freedom to see other people.
The pausing of shielding in England from 1 August will affect more than two million people.

And it was interesting that, if shielding needs to be resumed, Dr Jenny Harries felt it was likely to be imposed in a more targeted form – with very few children asked to shield in future.

"Only" 36 children had been admitted to an intensive care unit with Covid-19.

But while the topic of today’s press conference was health-related, this was also about the economy and getting people back in to employment.

From 1 August those who are shielding and can’t work from home will be able to return to work if their business is "covid secure".

But for those who are anxious about returning, then it’s likely they will no longer be eligible for the statutory sick pay they have been given since April.

Giving people the confidence to return to work is still a challenge for the government.

As is getting parents to send children back to school.

The health secretary also underlined that to get the economy moving, infrastructure projects will be "accelerated".

And at this time of year, minds turn to holidays and not just work.

So Matt Hancock sought to reassure us that the government was "working very intensively" on "travel corridors" - though the quarantine policy as a whole was unlikely to be withdrawn.