Boris Johnson reveals the route out of England's coronavirus lockdown with some restrictions lasting into June

• UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson revealed a timeline for lifting coronavirus restrictions in England.
• Schools are scheduled to open starting March 8, with all remaining restrictions lifted gradually.
• Indoor mixing will stay banned until at least May, with some restrictions remaining long into June.

Coronavirus restrictions on meeting people indoors will continue in England until the final week of June, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Monday as he revealed a staged timeline for relaxing lockdown measures across the country.

The British prime minister told the UK Parliament that his road map would guide "us cautiously but irreversibly towards regaining our freedoms while doing all we can to protect our people against COVID."

He added that he hoped it would be a "one-way road to freedom."

Under the plan, which will be subject to periodic review and depend on the continued success of the country's vaccination program, all children will return to school in early March, with mixing in groups outdoors allowed starting at the end of March.

Indoor mixing will remain illegal under the plan until May 17 at the earliest, when hotels and other hospitality venues would also be allowed to reopen.

Some legal restrictions are set to remain until June 21, however, when Johnson's government hopes to lift all remaining legal restrictions.

March 8: Children set to return to school

All children will return to school from the second week in March, Johnson said. Upon return to secondary school, children will be required to wear masks in all communal areas, including classrooms. This rule will not apply to primary-school children, however.

Two people from different households will also be able to meet outdoors for recreational purposes.

March 29: Larger groups to be allowed to meet outdoors

From the end of March, larger groups will be allowed to meet outdoors. Under the rules, groups of six people or larger groups from two households will be able to meet for recreational reasons in outdoor spaces. Indoor mixing will remain banned.

Organized sport will also return on this date.

April 12: Pub gardens and nonessential retail to reopen

Subject to review there will be a further relaxation of restrictions in the middle of April, when outdoor hospitality, such as pub gardens, will be allowed to reopen as will all retail considered nonessential, including hairdressers. Indoor hospitality will remain closed, however.

May 17: Indoors mixing in small groups allowed

Indoor mixing will be allowed for the first time since lockdown began in England in early January. Under the proposed rules, which will be subject to review, groups of six or larger groups within two households will be allowed to mix indoors. Most outdoor restrictions will be lifted, with the exception that all gatherings will be limited to 30 people.

Indoor hospitality such as restaurants hotels and cinemas will be due to reopen, with some social-distancing measures remaining in place.

June 21: Lockdown measures will end

Under this plan, and subject to review, all remaining legal social distancing should end in the final week of June. Restrictions on large gatherings both indoors and outdoors, including live events and nightclubs, should be relaxed or ended altogether, subject to a further review.