Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set to announce a new “one metre plus” social distancing rule to reopen the UK, according to reports.
The Daily Telegraph newspaper reported the announcement, to be made on Tuesday, will apply to all venues including offices, schools and pubs, and will take effect from July 4. It comes after Chancellor Rishi Sunak gave the biggest hint yet that the two-metre social-distancing rule will be relaxed in England, saying the Prime Minister’s review “will make an enormous difference” to businesses.
Meanwhile Spain’s foreign minister has announced that UK citizens can travel to Spain from Sunday without facing Covid-19 quarantine. It came as the UK coronavirus death toll rose by 128 on Saturday.