The social distancing rule will be cut from 2 metres to "1 metre plus" in England from 4 July, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has confirmed in a move to help the hospitality sector reopen.
Mr Johnson acknowledged that the two-metre rule "effectively makes life impossible for large parts of our economy even without other restrictions". Officials acknowledged that 4 July was a significant step, but remained a long way away from normal life. Mr Johnson said the easing of restrictions had been allowed by a decline in the number of new infections and the belief that currently there is no risk of a second peak."This pandemic has inflicted permanent scars and we mourn everyone we have lost ... While we remain vigilant, we do not believe there is currently a risk of a second peak of infections that might overwhelm the NHS.
"Most leisure facilities and tourist attractions will reopen if they can do so safely including outdoor gyms and playgrounds, cinemas, museums, galleries, themes parks and arcades as well as libraries, social clubs and community centres. The further easing of restrictions in England comes as the number of deaths involving Covid-19 in the UK has passed 54,000, according to the latest available data.
Together these figures mean that so far 53,738 deaths have been registered in the UK where Covid-19 was mentioned on the death certificate, including suspected cases.
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