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Coronavirus: Dorset residents adapt to lockdown easing

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  • - Some of the lockdown measures that have been in place since March 23 were eased yesterday
  • - Unlimited exercise, sunbathing and meeting one person from another household in a public space are permitted in England, as long as the two-metre rule is respected
  • - Golf courses, outdoor tennis and basketball courts can be used, and people can also swim in lakes and the sea
  • - Restrictions on how far people can travel to get to the countryside, national parks and beaches in England have also been lifted
  • - BCP Council has opened most of its car parks and around half of its public toilets
  • - Garden centres have also reopened their doors
  • - People are being urged to avoid public transport if possible and instead walk to work, drive or cycle
  • - 142 people who tested positive for coronavirus have died in Dorset hospitals

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