The social distancing rule will be cut from two metres to "one metre plus" in England from 4 July, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said in a move to help the hospitality sector reopen.
— RTÉ News June 23, 2020 Mr Johnson told the House of Commons earlier today that progress in tackling the virus meant steps could be taken to "safely ease the lockdown", but "caution will remain our watchword". Speaking at the daily Downing Street press conference this afternoon, Professor Chris Whitty, Chief Medical Officer for England, said there was a risk the coronavirus could start to increase in its spread if restrictions involved with the "one metre plus" rules were not followed.
"We are going to be living with this virus for a very long time", @CMO_England Professor Chris Whitty says, as the UK prepares to ease measures to curb the spread of coronavirus | https://t.co/NljxYUGbXe pic.twitter.com/T0ivUA2nfz "For medium to long term, I'm optimistic. But for the short to medium term, until this time next year, certainly I think we should be planning for this for what I consider to be the long haul into 2021."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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