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Coronavirus lockdown: All you need to know about new measures Coronavirus lockdown: All you need to know about new measures
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Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced a series of measures to take effect from 4 July, easing the lockdown in England. Many aspects of the coronavirus lockdown will ease in England from Saturday.
Meanwhile in Scotland, the five-mile travel limit is set to be lifted from 3 July, with more rules now expected to be eased later in the month. Meanwhile in Scotland, the five-mile travel limit has now been lifted with more restrictions expected to be reduced later in the month.
Travel restrictions in Wales will end on Monday, first Minister Mark Drakeford confirmed on Friday.
Hospitality and holidays
Restaurants, pubs and cafes in England can reopen from Saturday, providing they follow safety guidelines.:
Holiday accommodation - including hotels, B&Bs, cottages, campsites and caravan parks - can also reopen, with households in England allowed to stay away from home overnight. But shared facilities, such as campsite toilets, must be cleaned properly.
Overseas holidays are also back on the cards. From 10 July, travellers from more than 50 countries including France, Spain, Germany and Italy will no longer have to quarantine for two weeks when they enter England.
Can I finally get a haircut in England?
Hairdressers are one of many places allowed to reopen in England from Saturday, as long as they take safety precautions.
You will probably have to make an appointment, not turn up early, try to bring nothing with you, and wear a mask and gown while in the chair.
Other places allowed to reopen include:
How about the rest of the UK?
In Northern Ireland, hotels, pubs and restaurants have already reopened. Decisions on hospitality and holidays in Wales are expected in early July.
In Scotland, the hope is that from 15 July all holiday accommodation can open up, along with indoor areas of pubs and restaurants and hairdressers and barbers. Beer gardens should be able to reopen from 6 July.
Shopping centres and dental practices in Scotland could fully reopen from 13 July.
Northern Ireland will still quarantine travellers arriving from outside the UK and the Republic of Ireland, while Wales and Scotland haven't decided whether to ease quarantine restrictions.
Distancing guidelinesDistancing guidelines
From 4 July the 2m (6ft) social distancing guidance will change in England. From Saturday the 2m (6ft) social distancing guidance changes in England to ''one metre plus''.
The prime minister said that where it is not possible to stay 2m apart, people should keep a distance of "one metre plus" - this means staying one metre apart, while observing precautions to reduce the risk of transmission. This means that where it is not possible to stay 2m apart, people should keep a distance of at least 1m while observing precautions to reduce the risk of transmission.
Businesses are being asked to help by: The change will help offices, and venues like restaurants, hairdressers, pubs and bars to increase capacity. Businesses are being asked to help by introducing measures such as protective screens and face coverings, staggering employees' start and finish times and seating people further apart.
Northern Ireland has also announced it will reduce the distancing rule to 1m with restrictions.Northern Ireland has also announced it will reduce the distancing rule to 1m with restrictions.
In Scotland and Wales, the 2m distancing rule remains in place for the time being.In Scotland and Wales, the 2m distancing rule remains in place for the time being.
Hospitality
Restaurants, pubs and cafes in England will also be allowed to reopen, providing they follow safety guidelines.
All hospitality indoors will be table service only, and contact between staff and customers will be limited.
Customers will also have to give contact details when they enter a pub or restaurant.
Businesses will be expected to monitor crowd density in their premises, including at pinch points - such as doorways.
Business Secretary Alok Sharma said he expected people to use "common sense". But he added there was a "legal duty" for businesses to keep employees safe.
Holiday accommodation - including hotels, B&Bs, cottages, campsites and caravan parks - can also reopen, and people in England will be free to stay away from home overnight for the first time since lockdown began in March. But shared facilities - campsite toilets, for instance - must be cleaned properly.
Northern Ireland has also said that holiday accommodation can reopen for business from 26 June, and pubs and restaurants can open on 3 July. Decisions on hospitality and holidays in Wales are expected in early July.
In Scotland, the hope is that from 15 July all holiday accommodation can open up, along with indoor areas of pubs and restaurants and hairdressers and barbers. Beer gardens should be able to reopen from 6 July.
Shopping centres and dental practices in Scotland could fully re-open from 13 July.
Meeting other householdsMeeting other households
In England, two households of any size will be able to meet indoors or outside. It will be possible to stay overnight. In England, two households of any size will be able to meet indoors or outside, including overnight stays.
This does not have to be the same set of households - the prime minister said. "It will be possible for instance to meet one set of grandparents one weekend, and the others the following weekend." The two households have to maintain social distancing throughout, unless they are part of the same support bubble.
However, the government does not not recommend meetings of multiple households indoors because of the risk of infection. Indoor meetings of more than two households are not recommended because of the higher risk of infection.
In addition, the two households would have to maintain social distancing - unless they were part of the same support bubble. But households can meet with multiple others as long as each meeting is separate.
Outdoors, people from multiple households can meet in groups of up to six - but two households can meet regardless of size.Outdoors, people from multiple households can meet in groups of up to six - but two households can meet regardless of size.
From 6 July, people who are clinically vulnerable and are "shielding" will be able to gather in groups of up to six people outdoors, including individuals outside of their household, and form a 'support bubble' with one other household.From 6 July, people who are clinically vulnerable and are "shielding" will be able to gather in groups of up to six people outdoors, including individuals outside of their household, and form a 'support bubble' with one other household.
In Scotland, people should be able to meet indoors with two other households from 10 July. In Scotland, people can meet indoors with two other households from 10 July.
In Northern Ireland, groups of up to six people not in the same household can now meet indoors while socially distancing.In Northern Ireland, groups of up to six people not in the same household can now meet indoors while socially distancing.
In Wales, any number of people from two different households can now meet outdoors - but meetings indoors are still not allowed.In Wales, any number of people from two different households can now meet outdoors - but meetings indoors are still not allowed.
What else will reopen in England?
What will remain closed in England?What will remain closed in England?
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