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- The situation now: the UK have extended the lockdown until May 7 as coronavirus continues ravaging the country.
- Premier League stance: Football will return 'when safe and appropriate to do so', scheduling models are discussed, no cut-off date has been set.
- When football on the island can return: May 18 has been touted as a possible return-to-training date, with June 8 a possible first football weekend after the break.
- World Cup-style camps: one of the ideas behind ensuring players' safety is isolating them and coaching staff in World Cup-style camps - hotels, most likely.
- The situation elsewhere: Bundesliga can return to action behind closed doors in early May, EFL target a return on June 6.
- Claims from medical experts: the vaccine for COVID-19 can be developed as early as September but we are likely to see a gradual return to normality to avoid a second infection peak.
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