LONDON (Reuters) – Britain is reviewing its two-meter social distancing rule ahead of the next stage of lockdown easing planned for July 4, when bars, restaurants and hairdressers could reopen in England, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Sunday.
Progress in tackling the coronavirus pandemic had created “room for maneuver” on the rule, which many employers have said will make it harder to get back up to speed, Johnson said at an east London shopping centre preparing to reopen next week.
Britain has reported the third-highest number of coronavirus deaths after the United States and Brazil, something critics of the government say reflects its response to the crisis.
Johnson’s Conservative Party government, which says it has followed scientific advice in its handling of the pandemic, faces the difficult balancing act of reviving the economy without allowing a second wave of cases.
“We’ll work closely with the scientists at all times and make the right decision on the basis of safety, health and stopping the disease,” Johnson said.
Source: Reuters
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