Boris Johnson holds a COVID-19 Downing Street briefing amid hopes nationwide lockdown will soon ease.
High street shops across England could reopen within weeks if Covid rates keep tumbling.
Hopes are also growing that families could be reunited outside by Easter.
PM Boris Johnson is expected to bring back the Rule of Six outdoors for spring under plans to unlock the nation.
It comes as the UK smashed its target of vaccinating 15million vulnerable Brits two days early.
Yesterday, an upbeat Mr Johnson said falling Covid rates are paving the way for the nation to get back to normal.
He told CBS News: “Thanks to the efforts of the British people, the lockdown, plus possibly the effect of the vaccine, we’re going to see the rates coming down more sharply.
“They’re falling at the moment. We want to be in a position where we can begin to open up.”
And in a video, the PM also said the UK’s vaccination programme had reached “a significant moment”.
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UK Lockdown: Rule of Six to return and shops could open in weeks under plans to unlock nation by spring
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