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| - The Welsh government unveiled plans Friday to re-open garden centres and libraries and allow people to exercise more often, but said the coronavirus lockdown would continue for another three weeks. The changes give a taster of what Prime Minister Boris Johnson might announce for England on Sunday, although he has stressed the need for "maximum caution" in easing stay-at-home orders. Another 539 deaths were announced across the United Kingdom on Thursday, taking the total among people who have tested positive for coronavirus to 30,615 -- the worst figure in Europe. "The virus remains a very serious threat to us all and we cannot be complacent in any way," said Welsh First Minister Mark Drakeford, who heads the devolved government in Cardiff. "For that reason, the stay-at-home regulations will remain in place in Wales." But he said there would be "modest adjustments" from Monday, with people allowed to exercise outside their homes more than once a day, while staying local. Garden centres will re-open if they can prove they can keep people a safe distance apart, and local authorities will begin planning how to open libraries and municipal recycling centres. Responsibility for virus measures in the United Kingdom is devolved to its four nations -- England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland -- but so far they have all moved in lockstep. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon on Friday said Scotland's lockdown would remain in place, although she plans to allow people to take more outdoor exercise. Johnson is due to announce his proposals to end the lockdown in a televised address on Sunday evening, but officials have warned against any major changes. "We will be taking a very cautious approach in order to ensure that we don't do anything that risks a further peak in the virus," his spokesman said on Friday. ar/pma
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