London (CNN) As thousands of people returned to work across England on Wednesday morning, images of packed London Underground trains have sparked fresh criticism of the government's strategy for easing the country's seven-week lockdown. Johnson also suggested that people should get to work by car, bike or on foot if possible. Mick Cash, general secretary of the powerful Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers union, said transport workers would go on strike if better protections weren't put into place. "We're talking about keeping passengers as well as staff safe ... crowded trains, crowded platforms, crowded buses are actually not safe for anybody and we could risk more people getting the Covid-19 virus and actually make the situation worse." The roadmap to exiting lockdown was a real chance for Johnson and his team to gets its coronavirus response back on track.

Source: CNN May 13, 2020 17:26 UTC