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Boris Johnson, set to announce cut in social distancing
Boris Johnson is set to announce cut in social distancing rule in the United Kingdom.
The Prime Minister for the United Kingdom, Boris Johnson said the COVID-19 outbreak in the UK was diminishing, as the country’s coronavirus disease alert level was downgraded from four to three on Monday.
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to announce a reduction in the two-meter social distancing rule and plans for the reopening of businesses on Tuesday, as part of efforts to restart Britain’s economy amidst the pandemic.
Johnson, on Tuesday, is set to update Parliament on the next stage of lockdown easing and whether pubs, restaurants, hotels could reopen in the UK from 4 July.
The easing of restrictions on July 4 marks the start of “phase three” when some hospitality businesses can reopen.
According to the government’s guidance, alert level three means the disease is still in general circulation, although the risk of high or exponential transmission has diminished.
In turn, the World Health Organisation recommends a social distance of no less than 1 metre.
“The United Kingdom registered 43 COVID-19 deaths on Sunday, well below the previous four days, when there were over 120 fatalities per day,’’ the daily update from the Department of Health and Social Care showed.
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