Boris Johnson to set out plans for 'Covid status certification' to pave way for mass gatherings

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Sign up for the latest from M.E.N. political editor Jennifer Williams Boris Johnson is to set out plans to develop a ' Covid status certification' scheme to enable the safe return of mass gatherings and indoor events as lockdown restrictions ease in England.

Officials are planning a series of trial events over the coming months as they look to find a way for venues such as football grounds and nightclubs to reopen without the need for social distancing.

The Prime Minister – who will set out more details on Easter Monday – said the government was doing 'everything [it] can' to enable the return of mass events.

The move comes as the government announced that more than five million people in the UK have now received their second dose of the