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Updated May 10, 2021
Hugs are back on, Boris Johnson has announced. But if you’re going to embrace embracing, you’ll need to be “cautious” about it.
As part of a briefing to confirm the lockdown rule changes from May 17, the prime minister announced that we’re being given back the choice of whether (or not) to socially distance from close family and friends.
However, “people will be urged to remain cautious about the risks that come with close personal contact such as hugging, as we know this remains a direct way of transmitting the disease,” Downing Street added in a statement.