Coronavirus news live: UK death toll passes 30,000, Brits ‘to have unlimited exercise’ and black people are significantly more likely to die from Covid-19

The death toll from coronavirus in the UK has passed the 30,000 mark after a further 649 people died in hospitals and in the wider community on Wednesday.

Meanwhile, Boris Johnson has hinted that some lockdown measures could be eased as soon as Monday.

Health officials have reportedly already ordered their teams to remove the tagline ‘Stay at Home, Protect the NHS, Save Lives’ from websites and social media, starting Saturday night.

Allowing members of the public ‘unlimited exercise’ will be implemented from Monday as a reward for the nation staying inside since March 23.

• Black people more than four times more likely to die of coronavirus
• UK death toll passes 30,000 as another 649 die from Covid-19
• Lockdown could be lifted with picnics back on the menu and exercising more than once a day
• Brits ‘may miss out on holidays to Europe because UK is unlikely to make the list’
• Can you refuse to go back to the office after lockdown is lifted?

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