Reopening of pubs, restaurants and hairdressers not risk free, say top advisers

Lockdown in England to be mostly lifted on 4 July but ‘rules must be rigorously kept to’

Boris Johnson hailed the beginning of the end of “our long national hibernation” as he set out a dramatic easing of lockdown rules amid warnings from government scientists that the move was “not risk-free”.

From 4 July in England, households will be allowed to mingle indoors; pubs, restaurants, churches, museums and hairdressers can reopen; and the 2-metre distancing rule will be halved, the prime minister announced.

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