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Coronavirus: Sajid Javid suggests different lockdown rules based on age to restart economy

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Former chancellor Sajid Javid has suggested different lockdown rules for different age groups. Mr Javid said such a move would both try to protect the elderly and those more vulnerable to covid-19, while also getting the economy, and the younger workforce moving once more.

He told Sky News in his first interview since leaving government: "We shouldn't rule out an option that focuses on protecting the most vulnerable but gives more freedom to others," he added. "We know now that the mortality rate of younger people, say under the age of 45, is a lot lower than others.

And it might be the case that in the future we can find a way that we focus our protection on those that are most vulnerable." "We shouldn't rule out an option that focuses on

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