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people who Will say most of coronavirus "very soon" to isolate if you can stop, the government says.

a Few 2. To remain 2 million people in England , who was said to be at home, since the beginning of the block in March , she receives a letter the changes, health Secretary to Matt Hancock in detail said.

aid organizations say the government must explain why it Will be safe, change the shield program.

until at least The End of July.

In the North of Ireland, about 80,000 people were told to spend in March to sign for a minimum of 12 weeks, they ask you to continue to do this until The End of June - even if you are Now some time outdoors.

In Wales, since 1. June , around 130,000 people a shield is allowed to do unlimited-outdoor Training - But still should not go to work, or your own shopping.

Since the beginning of June , a person from a different budget, while maintaining social distancing. This advice is to The End of the month.

Asked how the guidance could change, health Secretary to Matt Hancock told Bbc Breakfast : "If you are in the shielded category that we Will announce very soon what the plans are, and we Will write to you personally by the NHS, so that the direct clinical advice. "

It Comes after the Health Service Journal (HSJ) reported that in England , the screening programme Ends at The End of July.

The HSJ, the stop publishes news, analysis and advice for the workers in the Health Care , food packages and medical supplies for the people who would be on the screening list.

But the government said, "no final decision has been made yet" about when to end the shield program.

"We have always said, we Will make life easier for those who protect the when it is safe to do so," the spokesman said.

"We think The Next steps for the screening program through The End of June , based on the latest medical and scientific advice. "

such As the United Kingdom, the people went into lockdown, in England , as the most of the Covid-19 were contacted and tell you not to leave home and avoid contact with others.

Among the solid organ recipients, chemotherapy of cancer patients, pregnant women with heart disease, and people with severe respiratory diseases such as cystic fibrosis and severe asthma transplant.

Several aid organisations have insistently explain to the government the reasons for the termination of the program, if the decision is made.

Steven Mcintosh , policy director at Macmillan Cancer Support, said that the communication, the shielded receive, "have been good enough up 'til Now " and each notice must make it clear, why stop it safe for people to isolate.

He told BBC Radio 4 's Today programme that the cancer I have spoken to patients Macmillan nurses, are "mentally and physically, struggling with isolation," and "increasing pressure from their employers to return to work to do although it is not yet sure of this".

He added that people need to know what Will happen, if the infection starts rate, back to the top.

concerns about the "one-size-fits-all" approach,'

age, Director of the UK's Caroline Abrahams said the government must "do everything" to support for older people who are worried that their employers may not be willing or able to return to work, "out of fear, not able to keep them safe".

Gemma Peters, chief executive of Blood Cancer UK, added: "There is a real danger that people faced with a choice between financial security and your health, and that would be unacceptable. We Are concerned that the government is taking a one-size-fits-all approach to lifting the shield. "

Nick Moberly, chief executive of the MS society, said: "a ceiling of the guide would Now leave the" people shielding "feeling even more scared lift".

He added that disadvantaged people need certainty that you Will continue to receive food deliveries, and other support, such as Mental Health , if it Ends to the shield.

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Source of news: bbc.com