Coronavirus news: Gyms, pools and open-air concerts get go-ahead this month as England’s lockdown eased further

The UK's coronavirus lockdown has been eased further as outdoor arts performances, gyms and indoor swimming pools are set to return this month, culture secretary Oliver Dowden has announced.

Outdoor theatre, opera, music and dance events are to be permitted with socially-distanced audiences in England from 11 July, while indoor pools, gyms and other sports facilities will follow on 25 July.

The announcement came as the IFS warned it would be “decades” before the UK restores its national debt to pre-coronavirus levels, after Rishi Sunak unveiled his £30bn “mini budget”, slashing stamp duty and VAT, and doling out 50 per cent-off restaurant vouchers to the entire population.

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