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The idea we can collectively return to productive employment while schools and nurseries are still shut reflects the lack of diversity among those making these decisions, Cheryl Clements writes.

Parts of England have returned to work as the government eases lockdown measures for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic shut down the country. While those who can are being encouraged to work from home, some businesses are using this period to trial new office-working procedures. Jasleen Saran from Leicester works for Digital Ethos, a digital marketing agency doing just that. Here we see what her 9-5 job now looks like and the procedures being implemented that may soon be rolled out by other businesses across the country.

The scientists – led by a former government chief scientific advisor – said the government must suppress rather than manage Covid-19.

The guidance and rules for England include the return of paid childcare, the possible creation of two-household "bubbles" from June and the potential reopening of pubs in July.