There is a “good chance” social distancing will be ditched next month, Boris Johnson has said. The final decision on whether the change can be brought in from June 21 will depend on the data, the Prime Minister added. Mr Johnson said he feels like the next stage of reopening on May 17 – which covers indoor hospitality, entertainment and possibly foreign travel – “is going to be good”. One industry chief has said a return to unrestricted trading for hospitality from June 21 is “critical” and will mean firms can “come off life support”. The comments from Kate Nicholls, chief executive of trade body UKHospitality, came as The Times reported social distancing rules will be lifted to allow pubs, restaurants and theatres to open to full capacity for the first time in more than a year.
Boris Johnson confirms social distancing set to be scrapped next month
The Prime Minister said there was a good chance the measure would be dropped
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Boris Johnson has confirmed that the government is planning to scrap social distancing next month, if the data allows. The Prime Minister spoke about the issue of social distancing today after rumours the measure would be shelved.
2021-05-03 13:05:53 GMT2021-05-03 21:05:53(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
LONDON, May 3 (Xinhua) The Group of Seven (G7) foreign and development ministers gathered Monday in London for the first time in two years to address such issues as economic recovery after the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change.
According to a statement released by the British government on Monday, G7 countries will sign up to new global targets to get 40 million more girls into school and 20 million more girls reading by the age of 10 in the next five years.
The meeting, which runs until Wednesday, will also see minister s commitment to investing 15 billion U.S. dollars in development finance over the next two years to help women in developing countries access jobs, build businesses and respond to the economic impacts of COVID-19, according to the statement.
India’s COVID-19 Daily Cases Stay Near Record, Another State Imposes Lockdown
NEW DELHI India’s new coronavirus cases dipped marginally on Sunday but deaths from COVID-19 jumped by a record 3,689, with one more state going into lockdown as the nation’s healthcare system is unable to cope with the massive caseload.
Authorities reported 392,488 new cases in the previous 24 hours, pushing total cases to 19.56 million. So far, the virus has killed 215,542 people. India reported a record 401,993 new coronavirus cases on Saturday.
Indian hospitals, morgues and crematoriums have been overwhelmed as the country has reported more than 300,000 daily cases for more than 10 days straight. Many families have been left on their own to scramble for medicines and oxygen. Dozens of people have died in the last week due to shortage of oxygen in hospitals in Delhi alone.