Don't miss a thing by getting the latest from the Manchester Evening News sent direct to your inbox Boris Johnson has announced that the county can move to Step Two of the lockdown roadmap.
The Prime Minister gave the green light after the four tests needed to advance to the next stage were met. Mr Johnson said significant progress has been made with the coronavirus vaccine rollout - more than 31 million people in the UK have had their first jab.
There's also a continuing downward trend with Covid hospitalisation and deaths. Step Two will commence on Monday, April 12 after the Government previously promised to leave a five-week gap between stages in the PM's 'cautious' approach to lifting measures.
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