Boris Johnson hinted on Monday that social-distancing restrictions will come to an end this summer as the UK prime minister confirmed the next stage of lockdown easing in England.
From May 17, pubs and restaurants will reopen for indoor service and up to six people from two households will be able to meet inside. Up to 30 people will also be allowed to gather outdoors. Museums, theatres, cinemas and children’s indoor play areas will also reopen and overnight stays will be permitted again.
The prime minister’s optimism, however, was cautioned by a rise in cases of the Covid-19 variant first identified in India, known by scientists as B. 1.617.2, which was classified last week as a variant of concern by UK health officials.
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